Blessed Angela Salawa (1881-1922)
(Franciscan Media) Born the eleventh of twelve children in Poland Krakow, Angela learned piety, modesty and hard work from her Mother writes The Black Cordelias and with these principles Angela grew into a God fearing young woman.
At the age of 15 Angela began working for nearby families and went to work for a family in Siepraw and entertained their children. At 16 she worked for a family in Krakow without complaint until she felt intimidated by the landlord and left her employment and moved in with her sister Teresa until her death in 1899
In 1900 Angela felt called to a religious life and enrolled into the Association of Saint Zita, promoting care for the home, disciplined for Jesus Christ and a model for her Christian life–In 1912 she joined the ‘Third Order of St. Francis’ and two years later during WW I, Angela gave great service caring for injured soldiers in a hospital and prisoners of war without distinction of their nationality, earning the name ‘The Holy Lady’ for those she cared.
Beatified in 1991 Blessed Angela Salawa was remembered by Pope Saint John Paul II during his Papal visit to Poland in August, 2002 for “devoting her life to works of mercy.”
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