Zdenka Cecília Schelingová

Zdenka Cecília Schelingová

Statue of bl. Zdenka Schelingová in Krivá, parish church
Martyr
Born (1916-12-24)December 24, 1916
Krivá na Orave, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died July 31, 1955(1955-07-31) (aged 38)
Czechoslovakia
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified 14 September 2003, Petržalka Square, Bratislava, Slovakia by Pope John Paul II
Canonized pending
Feast 23 November

Blessed Zdenka Cecília Schelingová (December 24, 1916 July 31, 1955), was a Slovak nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross and a victim of communist persecution in the former Czechoslovakia.

She was born at Krivá na Orave. She was sentenced in 1952 to twelve (12) years imprisonment for high treason in a fabricated case (sentence was completely canceled from Supreme Court of Slovak Socialist Republic in 1970).[1] She was tortured in prison, which took a great toll on her health.[2]

As a result of her poor health, she was released early from prison in April 1955 but it was too late; she died in Trnava, aged 38, later that year as a result of the injuries she suffered.

Beatification

She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

References

  1. Bl. Zdenka Schelingová on Kňazi.sk; available: http://www.knazi.sk/svati/zsvaty.php?svid=7 (visit 9. 5. 2008) Archived May 8, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Patron Saints Index: Blessed Cecilia Schelingova

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