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Elena Spirgevičiūtė
Lithuanian martyr and Servant of God (1924–1944)
Who they were
Elena Spirgevičiūtė (22 December 1924 – 4 January 1944) was a Lithuanian student. She was shot and killed by Soviet partisans for resisting rape. One of the four men, Alfonsas Čeponis was posthumously recognized as the Hero of the Soviet Union. She was a devoted Catholic and is recognized as a Servant of God. Her beatification case was initiated by the Archdiocese of Kaunas in 2000.
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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
Elena Spirgevičiūtė is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Archdiocese of Kaunas: the cause of Elena Spirgeviciute.
- Santi, beati e testimoni - Serva di DioElena Spirgeviciute — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: Serva di DioElena Spirgeviciute - Vergine e martire | Kaunas, Lituania, 22 settembre 1924 - 3 gennaio 1944.
- Wikidata Q2567534 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Elena Spirgevičiūtė (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.