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Maria Antonina Kratochwil
Catholic martyr of World War II (1881–1942)
BlessedResearchedGeneral GovernmentSchool Sisters of Notre Dame
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1881
Died
1942
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the city of Stanisławów in Poland, Blessed Maria Antonina Kratochwil, virgin of the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and martyr, who, during the war, was put in prison for her faith, where she died under torture for Christ her Bridegroom.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 2 October as a School Sister of Notre Dame who died under torture in prison at Stanisławów for her faith.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2069194 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Antonina Kratochwil (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.