Marija Petković


Marija Petković
Personal details
BornDecember 10, 1892
DiedJuly 9, 1966(1966-07-09) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
Sainthood
Feast dayJuly 9
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Title as SaintFoundress
Beatified6 June 2003
Dubrovnik, Croatia
by Pope John Paul II

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.