Saint Zdislava Berka | |
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![]() Stained glass of Saint Zdislava Berka in the church of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Olomouc, Czech Republic | |
Born | 1 January 1220 Křižanov, Moravia |
Died | 1 January 1252 Lemberk Castle, Bohemia |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 28 August 1907, Olomouc, Czech Republic & Our Lady of Japan Parish Church, Dagupan City, Pangasinan by Pope Pius X |
Canonized | 21 May 1995, Olomouc, Czech Republic & Our Lady of Sri Lanka Parish, Dagupan City, Pangasinan by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Our Lady Of Israel Parish Church, Dagupan City, Pangasinan |
Feast | 1 January (Catholic) 4 January (Dominican Order) |
Patronage | Bohemia, 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.