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9 things you may not know about Saint Mother Theodore

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Mother Theodore‘s pocket knife is on display in the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
  • She owned a pocket knife.
  • She loved all creatures except snakes and mosquitoes.
  • She had a special fondness for birds.
  • On her voyage to America, via the ship, the Cincinnati, she counted the teeth of a porpoise caught with a harpoon.
  • She was locked in a closet by a bishop.
  • Because of sickness, after becoming a sister, she was never able to eat solid foods again. She survived on only soft foods and liquids the rest of her life.
  • Nobody would have guessed that she was a little villain — not bad, but mischievous and leading all the pranks of the children in the neighborhood.
  • Her father died when she was just 15 years old. Afterwards she assumed responsibility of taking care of her mother and younger sister for many years.
  • During her life, several different sisters had seen a heavenly light in her room and in her office on the first floor of Providence Convent.
Sisters of Providence

Sisters of Providence

The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious (sisters) who minister throughout the United States and Taiwan. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence in 1840. The congregation has a mission of being God's Providence in the world by committing to performing works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.

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