SAINT
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A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Zofia Radziwiłł, also Zofia of Słuck is a Polish-Lithuanian Orthodox Christian saint. She was the last descendant of the Olelkowicz–Słucki family – princes of Slutsk and Kopyl – who were descended from Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas. She was canonized by the Orthodox Church in 1983. The church of St. Sophia of Slutsk in Minsk is named in her honour.
feast Day
03-19
patronages
- Pregnant women
- women in labor
- infants
- children
- orphans. Healer of headaches. Guardian from fires
- hunger. Patroness of pious marriages. Intercessor in litigation with authorities
- peacemaker.
birth Date
1 May 1585
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
1983
feast Month
3
feast Day Of Month
19

