Martyrs of Nowogrodek

Also known as: Nowogrodek Martyrs
Sister Mary Stella and her Ten Companions
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
Memorial: 1 August
Profile: A group of eleven nuns who died in exchange for 120 citizens of Nowogrodek. They are

Maria Stella, Superior (Adelaide Mardosiewicz) (1888-1943)
Mary Imelda (Jadwiga Zak) (1892-1943)
Mary Rajmunda (Anna Kukulowicz) (1892-1943)
Maria Daniela (Eleanor Juzwik) (1895-1943)
Maria Kanuta (Jozefa Chrobot) (1896-1943)
Maria Gwidona (Helena Cierpka) (1900-1943)
Maria Sergia (Julia Rapieg) (1900-1943)
Maria Kanizja (Eugenia Mackiewicz) (1904-1943)
Maria Felicyta (Paulina Borowik) (1905-1943)
Maria Heliodora (Leokadia Matustzewska) (1906-1943)
Maria Boromea (Veronika Narmuntowicz) (1916-1943)
Died: murdered on 1 August 1943 by the Gestapo in Novogrudok, Hrodzyenskaya voblasts’, Belarus
Venerated: 28 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified: 5 March 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: pending; if you have information relevant to the canonization of the Martyrs of Nowogrodek, contact
   Siostry Nazaretanki - Prowincja Warszawska
   ul. Czerniakowska 137
   00-720 Warszawa, POLAND
Additional Information: Father Vincent A Lapomarda, SJ
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
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