Franziska Streitel


Franziska Streitel
Statue of Franziska Streitel in Mellrichstadt, Germany
Born(1844-11-24)24 November 1844
Mellrichstadt, Rhön-Grabfeld, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died6 March 1911(1911-03-06) (aged 66)
Castel Sant’Elia, Viterbo, Kingdom of Italy

Franziska Streitel (born Amalia Streitel, religious name Maria Franziska of the Cross, 24 November 1844 – 6 March 1911) was a German religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church. Streitel founded the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. In 2010 she was proclaimed to be venerable after the recognition of her life of heroic virtue.