Teresa Ellen Dease (4 May 1820 in Naas Ireland – 1 July 1889 in Toronto Canada) was a Roman Catholic nun and the foundress of the Loreto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Canada and in North America. She arrived in Toronto Canada in 1847 at the invitation of Bishop Michael Power.As superior she oversaw the work of the sisters in both the publicly funded separate schools and private convent schools.
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