Marcelina Darowska

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Birthday January 16, 1827

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Ukraine

DEATH DATE Feb 5, 1911 (84)

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About

Polish nun who cofounded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Before Fame

She attended school for three years in Odessa.

Trivia

She made it her mission to found schools in rural areas of Poland.

Family Life

She married Karol Darowski in 1849 but was widowed just three years later.

Associated With

She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1996.