20th century nun & martyr; beatified by Saint Pope JP II

Bl. Maria Restituta

Facts

Feastday: October 29
Birth: 1894
Death: 1943
Beatified By: 21 June 1998 by John Paul II

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Sister Maria Restituta (1 May 1894, Husovice, Austria-Hungary (now part of Brno, Czech Republic)  30 March 1943, Vienna, Austria) was a nun and a nurse. Her birthname was Helen Kafka.[1] She was a shoemaker's daughter.  Imprisoned by the Nazi regime, she was beheaded in 1942, becoming a martyr for the faith