Marija Petković
Marija Petković | |
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| Born | December 10, 1892 |
| Died | July 9, 1966 (aged 73) Rome, Italy |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | July 9 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Foundress |
| Beatified | 6 June 2003 Dubrovnik, Croatia by Pope John Paul II |
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Marija Petković, also known as The Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified Petković; (Croatian: Marija od Propetoga Isusa Petković, Italian: Maria Di Gesù Crocifisso), (10 December 1892 - 9 July 1966) was the founder of the Catholic Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy. She was recognized by the Catholic Church as Venerable on 8 May 1998, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 6 June 2003.