Bl. Therese Manganiello

Maria Luisa Manganiello was born to a farming family. She was strongly drawn to religious life and became a Secular Franciscan Tertiary. Having received the blessing of Pope Bl. Pius IX for her project, Teresa was in the process of forming a new congregation when she died of a sudden illness. However, her work led to the creation of the Franciscan Immaculatine Sisters by Fr. Lodocivo Acernese, and Teresa is considered the spiritual cornerstone of the congregation. She is remembered on November 4.