Saint Zdislava Berka | |
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.jpg) Stained glass of Saint Zdislava Berka in the church of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Olomouc, Czech Republic | |
| Born | 1 January 1220 Křižanov, Moravia |
| Died | 1 January 1252 Lemberk Castle, Bohemia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 28 August 1907, Olomouc, Czech Republic & Our Lady of Japan Parish Church, Dagupan City, Pangasinan by Pope Pius X |
| Canonized | 21 May 1995, Olomouc, Czech Republic & Our Lady of Sri Lanka Parish, Dagupan City, Pangasinan by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Our Lady Of Israel Parish Church, Dagupan City, Pangasinan |
| Feast | 1 January (Catholic) 4 January (Dominican Order) |
| Patronage | Bohemia, difficult marriages, people who are ridiculed for their piety |
Zdislava Berka, TOSD (also known as Zdislava of Lemberk; c. 1220–1252[1]) was a Czech Dominican tertiary and philanthropist. She was a wife, mother, and one of the earliest lay Dominicans[2] and is regarded a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
- ^ Ellsberg, Robert (2016). Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8146-4745-5. OCLC 945625071.
- ^ "Dominican Saints 101: St. Zdislava". New York: Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2020.