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Andrzeja Gorska

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Andrzeja Gorska

Andrzeja Gorska (1917 – December 15, 2007), born Maria Stefania Gorska, was a Polish Roman Catholic nun. She was born in Lodz. Gorska served as the abbess, or Mother Superior, of the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, 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

Gorska died on December 15, 2007, in Warsaw. She was 93 years old.

Awards

  • Medal of the Righteous Among the Nations
  • Commander's Cross of the Polonia Restituta (2007)
  • References

    Andrzeja Gorska Wikipedia