Andrzeja Górska

Polish nun (1917–2007)

Andrzeja Górska (born Maria Stefania Górska; 2 February 1917 – 15 December 2007) was a Polish Roman Catholic religious sister of the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, a religious congregation in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Life

Górska was born in Łódź, the sixth of nine children.[1] Gorska served as Mother superior of the congregation, who are more commonly known as the "Grey Ursulines".

She was involved in the protection of Jewish children during the German occupation in World War II[2] In 1997 she received the title of the Righteous Among the Nations for her wartime efforts.[3]

Gorska died on 15 December 2007 in Warsaw.[2] She was 90 years old.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Sylwetki kobiet-żołnierzy (in Polish). Fundacja "Archiwum i Muzeum Pomorskie Armii Krajowej oraz Wojskowej Służby Polek". 2003. p. 111. ISBN 9788388693021. Retrieved 24 July 2017. Górska Maria Stefania (ur. 1917 r.), s. Maria Andrzeja – Urszulanka SJK, opiekunka uciekinierów z getta ... Urodziła się w Łodzi 2 lutego 1917 r. jako szósta wśród dziewięciorga potomstwa Stanisławy z Wrońskich i Wojciecha Górskiego.
  2. ^ a b c d "Zmarła matka Andrzeja Górska, urszulanka Serca Jezusa Konającego". Wiara. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  3. ^ a b The Righteous Among the Nations Database at Yad Vashem Remembrance Authority, The Righteous: Górska Maria

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