Aleksandra Gabrysiak
Polish laywoman and doctor of the Diocese of Elbląg, murdered by a patient
Who they were
A physician known as «Doktor Ola», she cared for the sick, addicts and prisoners, adopted an abandoned child and founded a home for single mothers, and was murdered in her flat by one of her patients.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Diocese of Elbląg opened her beatification process on 26 October 2024 at the diocesan seminary, from which day she bears the title Servant of God; Fr Marcin Pinkiewicz is postulator.
The cause
Aleksandra Gabrysiak is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Aleksandra Gabrysiak.
- W Elblągu otwarto proces beatyfikacyjny Aleksandry Gabrysiak — Konferencja Episkopatu Polski
- Ku beatyfikacji Aleksandry Gabrysiak — Diecezja Elbląska
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.