Blessed Klara Szczesna Biography
Blessed Klara Szczesna Profile. Born: 18 July 1863 in Poland, Europe. Worked in Poland. Died: 7 February 1916 in Kraków, Poland. Feast Day is celebrated on February 7.
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The Memorial of Blessed Klara Szczesna – Saint of the Day |
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Blessed Klara Szczesna Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
18 July 1863 |
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Country of Birth |
Poland of Europe |
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Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Blesseds who were Not Married |
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Profession |
Taking care of the sick poor |
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Place of Work |
Poland |
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Date of Death |
7 February 1916 |
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Place of Death |
Kraków, Poland |
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Feast Day |
February 7 |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope Francis on 27 September 2015 |
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Canonization |
Canonized by N/A |
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Patron Saint of |
N/A |
Bl. Klara Szczesna Biography
Bl. Klara Szczesna was the sixth born of the eleven children of Antony and Frances. She was baptized in the parish of Lubowidzu, Poland and was educated at home by her mother who later died when she was 12.
The father started forcing her into marriage at age 17 something which she refused and left home with the aim of devoting herself to God. Klara worked as a seamstress in Mlawa, Poland for five years. She was a spiritual student of Saint Blessed Honorat Kozminski and later joined the servants of Jesus in 1885 AD.
She was the founder of the Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on April 15, 1894, where she took the name, Klara. Klara then served as its first superior-general and opened 30 other houses.
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