Maria Theresia Bonzel
Maria Theresia Bonzel (17 September 1830 – 6 February 1905), born Regina Christine Wilhelmine Bonzel, was a German religious sister. She was the founder of the Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration. By the time of her death, the congregation had sisters all over the world, and had established schools, hospitals, and orphanages.
Bonzel was beatified in 2013 by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Francis.
In the Martyrology
- February 6 Blessed Maria Teresa (Wilhelmine Bonzel), religious