Blessed Mieczyslawa Kowalska

Also known as: Maria Teresa of the Child Jesus; Maria Teresa Kowalska

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25 July; 28 July on some calendars; 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Born

1902 in Warsaw, Poland

Died

The night of 25 July 1941 in the prison camp at Dzialdowo, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

26 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Mieczysława Kowalska, also known as Maria Teresa of the Child Jesus or Maria Teresa Kowalska, was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1902. She was raised in a family with socialist beliefs, but later felt called to religious life.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1999-06-13 by 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

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