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Marcelina Darowska
Beatified Roman Catholic nun (1827-1911)
BlessedResearchedRussian EmpireCongregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast: 5 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1827
Died
1911
Beatified
1996
unverified
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
At Jazłowiec in Ukraine, Blessed Marcelina Darowska: after the death of her husband and first-born son, she consecrated herself to God and, always attentive to the dignity of the family, founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the education of girls.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 5 January as a widow who founded the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception to educate girls.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q457880 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Marcelina Darowska (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.