Barbora Žagarietė
Lithuanian martyr and Servant of God
Who they were
Barbora of Žagarė (1628 – c. 1648) was a Roman Catholic laywoman from Žagarė, then Grand Duchy of Lithuania. According to oral history, Barbora distinguished herself by her Christian virtues and died young under obscure circumstances. Her remains were said to be incorruptible. This inspired a strong following among local people, and numerous miracles are attributed to her. In 2005, the Diocese of Šiauliai began the beatification process, calling her a Servant of God.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Santi, beati e testimoni - Serva di DioBarbara Umiastauskaite Zagariete — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: Serva di DioBarbara Umiastauskaite Zagariete - Vergine e martire | Zvelgaiciai, Lituania, 1628 - 1648.
- Wikidata Q12650369 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Barbora Žagarietė (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.