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Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyła

Polish laywoman and mother of Pope St John Paul II

Servant of GodFull write-upPoland
Born
26 March 1884
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Died
13 April 1929
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

She was the mother of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski of Kraków opened the beatification processes of Emilia and Karol Wojtyła on 7 May 2020 in the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice, with Fr Sławomir Oder as postulator; she is since titled Servant of God (Służebnica Boża).

The cause

Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyła 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 Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyła.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

Connected on this site

  • John Paul II Saint
    “She was the mother of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II.” — this site's research
Sources

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