Mother Tekla Famiglietti
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Mother Tekla Famiglietti (born 1938) is the Abbess
General of the Order of the Most Holy Savior of Saint Bridget
(the so called Swedish branch of the Bridgettines
) and considered one of the most influential women of the Roman Catholic Church
.
She joined the Bridgettine sisters at age 14 and has been heading the order since 1981. She had a close relationship with Pope John Paul II and was present at his death bed.
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
General of the Order of the Most Holy Savior of Saint Bridget
Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden Bridget of Sweden Bridget of Sweden (1303 – 23 July 1373; also Birgitta of Vadstena, Saint Birgitta , was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after the death of her husband of twenty years...
(the so called Swedish branch of the Bridgettines
Bridgettines
The Bridgettine or Birgittine Order is a monastic religious order of Augustinian nuns, Religious Sisters and monks founded by Saint Birgitta of Sweden in approximately 1350, and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370...
) and considered one of the most influential women of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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She joined the Bridgettine sisters at age 14 and has been heading the order since 1981. She had a close relationship with Pope John Paul II and was present at his death bed.