Franciszka Siedliska
Polish beatified nun (1842–1902)
Feast: 21 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Rome, Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd (Franciszka) Siedliska, virgin, who, having left Poland for political reasons, founded the Institute of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth to provide for emigrants from her homeland.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 21 November as the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, who cared for Polish emigrants.
The cause
Franciszka Siedliska has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth: Blessed Franciszka Siedliska.
Connected on this site
- Pius IX Blessed“In 1873 she decided to found a religious congregation that received the blessing of Pope Pius IX before being established during Advent in 1875.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 21 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 23 April 1989 (Maria di Gesù Buon Pastore); no canonisation on the Dicastery's list
- Wikidata Q1094869 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Franciszka Siedliska (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.