the Father. It was published in "Das Wort", the periodical of the movement. On 18 September 1962, Therese Neumann died from cardiac arrest, after having suffered from angina pectoris for some time. The Roman Catholic Church has neither confirmed nor denied the inedia (from which she suffered according to her critics), nor her stigmata. The "Resl", as she is colloquially known, nonetheless attained a place in popular piety; a petition asking for her beatification was signed by 40,000 people. In 2005, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Bishop of Regensburg, formally opened the Vatican proceedings for her beatification. See also Fasting girl Louise Lateau Notes Further reading Books Therese Neumann A Stigmatist of Our Days, by Friedrich Ritter von Lama Further Chronicles of Therese Neumann, by Friedrich Ritter von Lama Life and Death of Therese Neumann, Mystic and Stigmatist, by Albert Vogl, Mystical Phenomena in the Life of Threresa Neumann, by Most Reverend Josef Teodorowicz translated by Rev. Rudolph Kraus, Ph.D., S.T.D. The Story of Theresa Neumann, by Albert Paul Schimberg The Case of Therese Neumann, by Hilda C. Graef The Visions of Therese Neumann, by Johannes Steiner Theresa Neumann: A Portrait Based on Authentic Accounts, Journals and Documents, by Johannes Steiner What about Therese Neumann: A concise background for and analysis of the critical reception accorded Hilda C. Graef's the case of Therese Neumann, by Leonard J. Fick Papers External links Therese Neumann of Konnersreuth 1898 births 1962 deaths 20th-century Christian mystics Roman Catholic mystics German Christian religious leaders German Roman Catholics Inedia practitioners People from Tirschenreuth (district) Catholic Church in Germany German Servants of God Stigmatics Fasting