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Blessed Dorothy Of Montau
Blessed Dorothy Of Montau

Blessed Dorothy Of Montau

Also known as: Dorota z Matowów; Dorothea of Montau; Dorothea Swartz; Dorothea von Montau; Dorthea von Montau

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25-Jun

Born

6 February 1347 at Groß Montau, Prussia, one of the states of the Teutonic Knights (modern Matowy Wielkie, Poland)

Died

25 January 1394 at Marienwerder, Kwidzyn, Prussia (in modern Poland) of natural causes

Beatified

9 January 1976 by Pope Paul VI (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Dorothy of Montau, also known as Dorota z Matowów, Dorothea of Montau, Dorothea Swartz, Dorothea von Montau, and Dorthea von Montau, was a peasant born on 6 February 1347 in Groß Montau, Prussia. Groß Montau was located in the Prussian state of the Teutonic Knights, in what is now modern Matowy Wielkie, Poland.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1976-01-09 by 9 January 1976 by Pope Paul VI (cultus confirmed)
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