Pope Leo XIV advances sainthood causes, including Dutch nun who served in Missouri

Pope Leo XIV advances sainthood causes, including Dutch nun who served in Missouri

According to her congregation's website, Sister Teresia "wanted to serve God in the order, working in silent union with Him" despite a debilitating disease.

Pope Leo XIV advances sainthood causes, including Dutch nun who served in Missouri - The Record Newspaper

Carmelite Sister Teresia of the Most Holy Trinity, born Teresa Ysseldijk, is seen in an undated portrait. A candidate for sainthood, she died from an illness died just a little over six years after arriving in the United States in 1919. Pope Leo XIV signed a decree recognizing Sister Teresia’s heroic virtues during a meeting April 27, 2026, with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. (OSV News photo/courte…