Thérèse Couderc
Thérèse Couderc | |
|---|---|
| Religious | |
| Born | 1 February 1805 Mas de Sablières, Ardèche, First French Empire |
| Died | 26 September 1885 (aged 80) Lyon, Rhône, French Third Republic |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 November 1951, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 10 May 1970, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 26 September |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
| Patronage | Sisters of the Cenacle |
Thérèse Couderc (1 February 1805 – 26 September 1885) - born Marie-Victoire Couderc - was a French Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle. Couderc underwent humiliations during her time as a nun for she was forced to resign from positions and was ridiculed and mocked due to false accusations made against her though this softened towards the end of her life. She was a spiritual writer having written on sacrifice and service to God. After her death, she left a series of spiritual writings.
Pope Pius XII beatified the late religious in Saint Peter's Basilica on 4 November 1951 and in 1970 she was canonized as a saint by Pope Paul VI.