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Angela Rosa Godecka
VenerableFull write-up
Born
13 September 1861
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Died
13 October 1937
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Venerable
19 June 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 19 June 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Angela Rosa Godecka founded the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; she was born at Wolga, Russia, on 13 September 1861 and died at Częstochowa, Poland, on 13 October 1937. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 19 June 2021.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2021.
The cause
Angela Rosa Godecka has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Aniela Róża Godecka.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2021
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.