Born Oct. 2, 1798, in the village of Etables-sur-Mer in Brittany, France, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin led an extraordinary life before her death May 14, 1856, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.
After a process spanning nearly a century, Mother Theodore was canonized a saint in the Catholic Church on Oct. 15, 2006, and designated in the Vatican's official record as Saint Theodora.
For more information about Mother Theodore Guerin, contact Sister Barbara Doherty, coordinator of the Office of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, by e-mail at bdoherty@spsmw.org or by phone at 812-535-2925.