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Also known as

• Teresa of Jesus Ibars

Memorial

• 26 August

Profile

Raised on a farm. Teacher at Lérida. Tried to join the religious life, but was refused. At the suggestion of her spiritual director, she founded the Little Sisters of the Poor at Barbastra on 27 January 1872. The congregation expanded to 58 houses in Teresa’s lifetime.

Born

• 9 January 1843 at Aytona, Lleida, Spain

Died

• 26 August1897 in Liria, Valencia, Spain of natural causes

Venerated

• 22 January 1957 by Pope Pius XII

Beatified

• 27 April 1958 by Pope Pius XII

Canonized

• 27 January 1974 by Pope Paul VI

Patronage

• people rejected by religious orders

MLA Citation

• “Saint Teresa de Gesu, Jornet y Ibars“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 February 2019. Web. 1 June 2020. <>