Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart


Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart,

Portrait by Anna Piattoli (1770)
Virgin
Born(1747-07-15)15 July 1747
Arezzo
Died7 March 1770(1770-03-07) (aged 22)
Florence
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Discalced Carmelite Order)
Beatified9 June 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized19 March 1934 by Pope Pius XI
Major shrineMonastery of the Discalced Carmelite nuns, Florence
Feast1 September

Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart, OCD (15 July 1747 – 7 March 1770) was an Italian Discalced Carmelite nun. During her brief life of quiet service in the monastery, she came to be revered for her mystical gifts. She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.