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An Augustinian nun in the Warmoesstraat Amsterdam. Augustinian nuns are the most ancient and continuous segment of the Augustinian religious order. Named after Augustine of Hippo, there are several Catholic religious communities of women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of St. Augustine.
Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; 1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun.After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh [1] and for the efficacy of her prayers.
The Martyrs of Compiègne consisted of 11 nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs (or tertiaries). [2] Choir Nuns. Mother Teresa of St. Augustine, prioress (Madeleine-Claudine Lidoine). Born in Paris, 22 September 1752. Professed May 1775. [15] She was the only child of an employee of the Paris Observatory. According to Bush, "she received ...
Joaquina Maria Mercedes Josefa Barcelo y Pages, also known as Consuelo Barcelo y Pages, was a Roman Catholic Spanish Augustinian tertiary who cofounded the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation along with her sister, Rita Barcelo y Pages, in the Philippines. Born on July 24, 1857, and died on August 4, 1940, at the age of 83 in Manila.
Maria Giovanna Fasce (27 December 1881 - 18 January 1947) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Augustinian nuns in the religious name of "Maria Teresa". [1] [2] Fasce served in various leadership positions in her convent in Genoa and was noted for the establishment of an orphanage and spreading the charism of Saint Augustine and Saint Rita of Cascia.
Yvonne Beauvais (French pronunciation: [ivɔn bovɛ] ⓘ; July 16, 1901 – February 3, 1951) was a French Augustinian nun. She took the name Mother Yvonne-Aimée of Jesus. [1] She helped Allied soldiers and French resistance fighters during World War II, and in 1946, she established the Federation of the Augustinian monasteries.
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Harriet Starr Cannon (May 7, 1823 – April 5, 1896) was a nun who founded the Sisterhood of St. Mary, one of the first orders of Augustinian nuns in the Anglican Communion and which remains dedicated to social service.