Blessed Mieczyslawa Kowalska
Also known as: Maria Teresa of the Child Jesus; Maria Teresa Kowalska
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 25
Died
July 1, 25
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
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.