Karolina Gerhardinger: The Blessed Mother Who Educated Impoverished Girls
Karolina Gerhardinger, later known as Blessed Mary Theresa, founded the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1833 to educate impoverished girls. Born in Bavaria in 1797, Gerhardinger became a teacher before recognizing her calling to religious life. As Mother Theresa and Superior General of her pioneering teaching order, she rapidly expanded her congregation of nuns […]