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Maria Melusja Rybka
Sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth, martyr in Silesia
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1945
Beatified
11 June 2022
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Maria Melusja Rybka, in the world Martha, was born at Pawłów on 11 July 1905 and made her perpetual vows in 1934; she was killed at Nysa on 24 March 1945 as she drove off a soldier who was attacking her and another sister. She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that she gave her life caring for those entrusted to her and defending her consecrated chastity.
Connected on this site
- Maria Paschalis Jahn Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 114 (2022), p. 1151 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - paschalina-jahn-e-9-compagne
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 June 2022
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 114 (2022), p. 1466 - beatification letter
- Wikidata R73448549 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.