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Sancja Szymkowiak
Polish Roman Catholic nun (1910–1942)
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Feast: 29 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1910
Died
1942
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Poznań in Poland, Blessed Sancja (Janina) Szymkowiak, virgin of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Sorrows, who, also during the war, devoted herself with every care to assisting prisoners.
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 29 August as a sister of the Daughters of Our Lady of Sorrows who cared for prisoners during the war.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3948087 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Janina Szymkowiak (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.