Blessed Anna Maria Tauscher van Den Bosch
Blessed Anna Maria Tauscher van den Bosch (born August 18, 1855 AD in Sandow, Brandenburg, Prussia (now Zandów, Poland); died January 20, 1938 AD in New York, United States) was a German-born foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Karmelitinnen vom göttlichen Herzen Jesu), a religious congregation dedicated to the care of orphans and poor children. Born to a Protestant pastor, she converted to Catholicism and entered religious life, eventually founding a congregation that spread from Germany to the Americas. She was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on October 13, 2006. Her feast day is January 20.
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| Blessed Anna Maria Tauscher van Den Bosch | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | January 20 |
| Profession | Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus; adult convert from Lutheranism to Catholicism; educator and caregiver of poor children and orphans; German-American foundress |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus; Carmelite Order (Third Order); 19th–20th century German Catholic Church; adult convert tradition |
| Patronage | Orphans; poor children; adult converts to Catholicism; Protestant converts; the Carmelite Sisters; Germany; United States; Poland |
| Attributes | Carmelite Sisters habit; a cross; children (orphans she served); a heart (the Divine Heart of Jesus, her congregation's dedication); German and American landscapes |
| Birthplace | Sandow, Brandenburg, Prussia (now Zandów, Poland) |
| Death Place | New York, United States |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died January 20, 1938, in New York City, USA; she was 82 years old; she had traveled to the United States to establish her congregation there and died in America; she had founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus in 1891 in Germany and expanded it to the Netherlands, the United States, and other countries; she died peacefully in New York far from her German homeland; beatified by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Square on October 13, 2006 |
| Primary Shrine | Motherhouse of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Germany/Netherlands); January 20 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; January 20 feast in the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Anna Maria Tauscher was born August 18, 1855, in Sandow (now Zandów, Poland), the daughter of a Protestant pastor. She was raised Lutheran but converted to Catholicism as an adult, an experience of deliberate faith-seeking that shaped her entire apostolic identity.
After her conversion she worked among the poor and with orphaned children. In 1891 she founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus in Germany, combining the Carmelite charism of contemplative prayer with active service to the poorest children. The congregation grew, establishing houses in the Netherlands, the United States, and other countries.
She traveled to the United States to establish the congregation there and died in New York City on January 20, 1938, at age 82.
Pope Benedict XVI beatified her on October 13, 2006, at St. Peter's Square, Rome.
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Birth location: Sandow, Brandenburg, Prussia (now Zandów, Poland)
Death location: New York, United States
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Blessed Anna Maria Tauscher van den Bosch (1855–1938) was a German-born convert from Lutheranism who founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (1891) for the care of orphans and poor children. Died in New York. Beatified Benedict XVI, 2006. Feast January 20.
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