The Basics: Born September 4, 1865, in Poland; died March 24, 1935, in Poland; beatified June 6, 1997, by John Paul II; feast day, June 6. Woman religious; social worker. The Story: Maria learned a seamstress’s trade in Berlin, then joined her sister’s sewing and embroidery shop back in what is now Poland’s Pomeranian area. It was… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Maria Karlowska
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Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Maria Angela Truszkowska
The Basics: Born May 16, 1825, in Poland; died October 10, 1899, in Poland; beatified April 18, 1993, by John Paul II; feast day, October 10. Woman religious. The Story: Angela was a natural leader. The order she had founded was tireless in its work with the elderly and the poor. Yet the congregation’s thrice-elected Superior General… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Maria Angela Truszkowska
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Hedwig of Poland
The Basics: Born circa 1371 in Hungary; died July 17, 1399, in Poland; canonized December 17, 1996, by John Paul II; feast day, July 17. Queen. The Story: Hedwig had fallen in love with an Austrian duke. However, for political reasons, her father, King Louis I of Hungary, forced her when she was thirteen to marry a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Hedwig of Poland
Blessed Maria Karlowska: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Maria Karlowska was born in Poland on September 4, 1865, and died on this date in 1935. When Maria was working as a dressmaker, she began meeting prostitutes and other poverty-stricken young women. Rather than condemning these women, Maria went on to found the Polish Good Shepherd Sisters, an order that helps women find… Continue reading Blessed Maria Karlowska: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections