Blessed Elisha of St. Clement, Religious

The night before Theodora Fracasso’s First Communion, she had a vision of Saint Teresa of Jesus (Saint Teresa of Ávila) who told her that she would become a nun just as Teresa had. She was accepted as a novice at age 13 and worked as a catechist. Theodora joined the Carmel of Saint Joseph and took the name Elisha of Saint Clement. She taught embroidery at a boarding school for girls, but was transferred back to the convent because she was considered too lenient with the girls. She continued her prayerful and loving life until she suffered a long bout of influenza and other fevers and illnesses until she died.