Zdislava Berka

Saint

Zdislava Berka

Stained glass of Saint Zdislava Berka in the church of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Born1 January 1220
Křižanov, Moravia
Died1 January 1252
Lemberk Castle, Bohemia
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified28 August 1907, Olomouc, Czech Republic & Our Lady of Japan Parish Church, Dagupan City, Pangasinan by Pope Pius X
Canonized21 May 1995, Olomouc, Czech Republic & Our Lady of Sri Lanka Parish, Dagupan City, Pangasinan by Pope John Paul II
Major shrineOur Lady Of Israel Parish Church, Dagupan City, Pangasinan
Feast1 January
PatronageBohemia, difficult marriages, people who are ridiculed for their piety

Zdislava Berka, TOSD (also known as Zdislava of Lemberk; c. 1220–1252[1]) was a Czech Dominican tertiary and philanthropist. She was a wife, mother, and one of the earliest lay Dominicans[2] and is regarded a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

  1. ^ Ellsberg, Robert (2016). Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8146-4745-5. OCLC 945625071.
  2. ^ "Dominican Saints 101: St. Zdislava". New York: Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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