Martyrs of Nowogrodek

Also known as

• Martyrs of Novogrudok
• Nasaret-søstrene fra Nowogródek
• Nowogrodek Martyrs
• Sister Mary Stella and her Ten Companions
• Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

Memorial

• 1 August

Profile

A group of eleven Holy Family of Nazareth nuns who were murdered by Nazis in exchange for 120 condemned citizens of Nowogrodek, Belarus. They are

• Blessed Maria Imelda of the Eucharistic Jesus
• Blessed Maria Stella of the Most Blessed Sacrament

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

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of the Martyrs of Nowogrodek, contact
     Fra Zbigniew Suchecki, OFMCONV
     Siostry Nazaretanki – Prowincja Warszawska
     ul. Czerniakowska 137
     00-720 Warszawa, POLAND

Additional Information

• Father Vincent A Lapomarda, SJ
• Kirken i Norge
• Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth