Rosa Curcio was born in Ispica, Sicily, she was seventh of ten children born to Salvatore and Concetta. When she was twelve she came across the book upon the Life of St Teresa of Jesus in the family library, and after she completed reading she was propelled into her Carmelite journey. She enrolled in the Carmelite Third Order at the age of thirteen in Ispica. As she grew in her understanding andpractice of Carmelite Spirituality she came to discern that her mission was to 'make Carmel flourish'. She joined later on the community of Carmelite seculars, she moved to Medica to join Carmela Polara, an institution that supported and educated orphaned and disadvantaged girsl. She attended canonisation of St Therese of the Child Jesus in Rome, 1925, and inspired by the experience she resolved to found a community of the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St Therese of the Child Jesus and in 1930 her Congregation was granted official recognition. In 1947 Rosa (now Madre Maria Crocifissa) sent missionary sisters to Brasil to carry out their work to bring souls to God by feeding the poor, educating children and supporting families in Christiann living. She died on July 4th 1957 in Porto Santa Rufina, afte a life of contmeplative prayer, community and prophetic action.
(text after Universalis and O.Carm Order of the Brothers of the Most Blessed Virgin of Mt Carmel).
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