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Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, S.C. (March 26, 1901–May 8, 1927), was an American Ruthenian Catholic Sister of Charity, who has been beatified by the Catholic Church. The ceremony for this was the first to take place in the United States. ==Early life== She was born Teresa Demjanovich in Bayonne, New Jersey, on March 26, 1901, the youngest of seven children, of Alexander Demjanovich and Johanna Suchy), Ruthenian immigrants to the United States from what is now eastern Slovakia. She received Baptism, Confirmation, and her First Holy Communion in the Byzantine Ruthenian rite of her parents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="A Saint in New Jersey?", Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth )〕 Demjanovich grew up beside the oil refineries that mark the landscape of this portion of New Jersey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (1901-1927)", The Carpathian Connection )〕 She completed her grammar school education by the age of eleven, and received her high school diploma in January 1917, from Bayonne High School (at that time located in the present day Robinson School). 〔 〕 At this time she wished to become a Carmelite, but stayed in the family home to care for her mother, who was ill.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Miriam Teresa Demjanovich", Vincentian Online Library )〕 After her mother’s death in the influenza epidemic of November, 1918, she was encouraged by her family to attend the College of Saint Elizabeth at Convent Station, New Jersey. She began her college career in September 1919, majoring in literature; and graduated with highest honors in June 1923.〔 Demjanovich longed for the religious life, but various circumstances made her uncertain which community she should enter. Meanwhile she accepted a teaching position at the Academy of Saint Aloysius in Jersey City (now known as the Caritas Academy). During her time at the college, many individuals remarked on her humility and genuine piety. She could be found kneeling in the college chapel at all hours and was very devoted to praying the rosary.〔 Demjanovich was part of the Saint Vincent de Paul Parish choir, the Blessed Virgin Sodality, and a parish community associated with the National Catholic Welfare Conference. During the summer and fall of 1924, Teresa prayed to discern the direction of her life. She visited the Discalced Carmelite nuns in the Bronx, New York. Because of several health issues, including headaches, they suggested that she wait a few years before applying. However, after consulting with her family, they suggested that she use her education to serve God in a teaching order.〔 For the Feast of the Immaculate Conception that year, she made a novena and, at its conclusion on December 8, she decided she was called to enter the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth. She then planned to enter the convent on 2 February 1925, but her father caught cold and died on 30 January. Consequently her entrance was delayed until 11 February 1925, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Her brother, Charles Demjanovich, who was a priest, and two sisters accompanied her to the convent. She was admitted to the novitiate of the religious congregation and received the religious habit on 17 May 1925.〔 She never received an official transfer of rite, and therefore remained a Byzantine Rite Catholic while serving as a Religious Sister in a Roman Rite congregation.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Teresa Demjanovich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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