Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska | |
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![]() Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Most Blessed Sacrament | |
Confessor | |
Born | 25 August 1905 Głogowiec, Russian Empire |
Died | 5 October 1938 Kraków, Poland |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 18 April 1993 |
Canonized | 30 April 2000 |
Major shrine | Shrine of Divine Mercy in Łagiewniki, Kraków, Poland |
Feast | 5 October |
Maria Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helena Kowalska (August 25, 1905, Głogowiec, then in the Russian Empire – October 5, 1938, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish nun and mystic. She is now venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint.