Teresa Maria Manetti was an Italian Catholic nun born in Campi Bisenzio in 1846. After discovering her religious vocation at age eighteen, she organized a group of female teachers inspired by the writings of Saint Teresa of Avila. She eventually founded the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa, a congregation dedicated to educating children, particularly orphans. Her religious order, which received official papal approval in 1904, expanded its educational mission beyond Italy to include locations in Syria and Palestine.