Tekla Famiglietti

Maria Tekla Famiglietti (1936–2020) was an Italian Catholic religious sister who served as the abbess general of the Order of the Most Holy Savior, commonly called the Bridgettine Sisters, beginning in 1981. On 28 October 2016, Famiglietti retired and was replaced by Fabia Kattakayam.

Life Born 23 December 1936, Famiglietti grew up in a village near Naples, Italy. She entered the House of St. Bridget in Rome at 13.

Famiglietti died on 3 March 2020.

Controversy Controversy has arisen over the treatment of the Indian women who form a large percentage of the order. Most houses of the order support themselves by providing bed and breakfast hospitality to guests at standard industry rates. This became public in 2002 when six Indian sisters from different houses of the order in Italy fled to a Benedictine monastery, where they were given refuge by the abbot, who was subsequently deposed from office by the Holy See for this, a highly unusual act.