Blessed Elfrieda Schilling
Also known as: Sister Maria Rosaria
Feast Day
23-Feb
Born
5 May 1908 in Wroclaw, Poland
Died
Shot twice on 23 February 1945 in Nowogrodziec (a.k.a. Naumburg am Queis), Boleslawiec, Poland
Beatified
11 June 2022 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Cathedral of Swiety Jan Chrzciciel, Wroclaw, Poland, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
Venerated
19 June 2021 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Elfrieda Schilling, also known as Sister Maria Rosaria, was born on 5 May 1908 in Wroclaw, Poland. Raised in an Evangelical family, she had a deep spiritual longing and at the age of 20, Elfrieda embraced Catholicism and converted to the faith. Inspired by her newfound beliefs, she discerned a religious vocation and joined the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth.
Cause for Canonization
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