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Blessed Mary Restituta Kafka
Blessed Mary Restituta Kafka

Blessed Mary Restituta Kafka

Also known as: Helen Kafka; Helena Kafka; Maria Restituta Kafka; Sister Restituta

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

30 March; 30 October on some calendars

Born

1 May 1894 in Brno, Czechoslovakia (modern Czech Republic) as Helena Kafka

Died

Beheaded on 30 March 1943 at Vienna, Austria

Beatified

21 June 1998 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

6 April 1998 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Mary Restituta Kafka, also known as Helen Kafka, Helena Kafka, Maria Restituta Kafka, or Sister Restituta, was born on May 1, 1894, in Brno, Czechoslovakia (modern Czech Republic). She was the sixth daughter of a shoemaker and grew up in Vienna, Austria.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1998-06-21 by 21 June 1998 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

March 30October 30
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