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Blessed Angela Truszkowska
Blessed Angela Truszkowska

Blessed Angela Truszkowska

Also known as: Maria Angela; Mother Mary Angela; Sophia Truszkowska; Zofia Kamila Truszkowska

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

10-Oct

Born

16 May 1825 at Kalisz, Poland as Sophia Camille Truszkowska

Died

12.45am 10 October 1899 of natural causes

Beatified

18 April 1993 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

2 April 1982 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Angela Truszkowska, also known as Maria Angela, Mother Mary Angela, Sophia Truszkowska, or Zofia Kamila Truszkowska, was born on 16 May 1825 in Kalisz, Poland. She was the eldest daughter of Joseph and Josephine Truszkowski, who belonged to the Polish nobility. Despite her frail constitution, Sophia received a rigorous education and demonstrated a strong piety even from a young age.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1993-04-18 by 18 April 1993 by Pope John Paul II

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