Christian feast day: Blessed Marie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière

French Roman Catholic nun

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière French pronunciation: [maʁi teʁɛz d subiʁã la luvjɛʁ] was a French Roman Catholic nun who established the Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice. She adopted the name of Marie of the Sacred Heart in 1877 after she had become a nun.