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Gebharda Schröter
Sister of the Congregation of St Catherine, martyr in East Prussia
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1945
Beatified
31 May 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Gebharda Schröter, Maria in the world, was born on 1 December 1886 at Karschau, now Karszewo, in the district of Braunsberg, and served in the religious community of Heilsberg, now Lidzbark Warmiński. She was killed there on 2 February 1945 as the Red Army took the town. Pope Leo XIV beatified her on 31 May 2025.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
She was shot as she knelt praying for her dying sister in religion.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 117 (2025), p. 8 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 31 May 2025
- Wikidata Rd3615f7d — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.