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Mother Teresa
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Mother Teresa
Nun, Saint / 1910 - 1997
Mother Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor.
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St Clare of Assisi
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St Clare of Assisi
Nun, Saint / 1194 - 1253
St Clare of Assisi was one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She became the abbess of the convent of San Damiano, near Assisi in 1216. In 1958 she was declared the Patron of television.
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Women's Rights Activist, Nun, Writer / 1651 - 1695
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century nun, self-taught scholar and acclaimed writer of the Latin American colonial period and the Hispanic Baroque. She was also a staunch advocate for women's rights.
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Nun, Saint / 1774 - 1821
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was an activist and advocate for the poor in the 18th to 19th centuries who established the group Sisters of Charity.
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St. Catherine of Siena
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St. Catherine of Siena
Nun, Saint, Theologian / 1347 - 1380
St. Catherine of Siena was a Dominican tertiary who worked to return the papacy from France to Italy. She is one of two patron saints of Italy.
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Saint Katharine Drexel
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Saint Katharine Drexel
Nun / 1858 - 1955
Saint Katharine Drexel was the founder of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters for Indians and Colored People (now Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament).
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