Maria Paschalis Jahn
Sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth, martyr in Silesia
Who they were
Maria Paschalis Jahn, in the world Maria Magdalena, was born at Górna Wieś on 7 April 1916, made her first profession in 1939 and nursed the sick, children and the elderly before being moved to Nysa in 1942; obeying her superior she took refuge in what is now the Czech Republic, where a Russian soldier shot her on 11 May 1945. She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that she gave her life caring for those entrusted to her and defending her consecrated chastity.
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.
Connected on this site
- Maria Acutina Goldberg Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Adelaidis Schramm Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Adelaidis Töpfer Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Edelburgis Kubitzki Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Felicitas Ellmerer Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Melusja Rybka Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Rosaria Schilling Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Sabina Thienel Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Maria Sapientia Heymann Blessed“She was beatified on 11 June 2022 at Wrocław by Pope Francis among Maria Paschalis Jahn and nine companions.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 114 (2022), p. 1151 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - paschalina-jahn-e-9-compagne
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 June 2022
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 114 (2022), p. 1466 - beatification letter
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.