Zdenka Cecília Schelingová
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Statue of bl. Zdenka Schelingová in Krivá, parish church
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| Born | December 24, 1916 Krivá na Orave, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Czechoslovakia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 14 September 2003, Petržalka Square, Bratislava, Slovakia by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | pending |
| Feast | 23 November |
Blessed Zdenka Cecília Schelingová (December 24, 1916 – July 31, 1955), was a Slovak nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross and a victim of communist persecution in the former Czechoslovakia.
She was born at Krivá na Orave. She was sentenced in 1952 to twelve (12) years imprisonment for high treason in a fabricated case (sentence was completely canceled from Supreme Court of Slovak Socialist Republic in 1970).[1] She was tortured in prison, which took a great toll on her health.[2]
As a result of her poor health, she was released early from prison in April 1955 but it was too late; she died in Trnava, aged 38, later that year as a result of the injuries she suffered.
Beatification
She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.
References
- ↑ Bl. Zdenka Schelingová on Kňazi.sk; available: http://www.knazi.sk/svati/zsvaty.php?svid=7 (visit 9. 5. 2008)[dead link]
- ↑ Patron Saints Index: Blessed Cecilia Schelingova[dead link]
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