Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyła
Polish laywoman and mother of Pope St John Paul II
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.
Connected on this site
- John Paul II Saint“She was the mother of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.