Regina Protmann
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| Beatified | 13 June 1999, Warsaw, Poland by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 18 January |
| Patronage | Braniewo |
Regina Protmann (1552 – 18 January 1613) was a
Her beatification was celebrated on 13 June 1999 in Warsaw.
Life
Regina Protmann was born in Braniewo (Braunsberg) in 1552 and to Peter Protmann and Regina née Tingel. Her father was a merchant and local patrician. Her uncle was a councilman.[1][4]
Protmann became familiarized with religious and political matters during the time of the
Despite the opposition of her parents Protmann moved out on her own and with two other women lived in an abandoned house. The group made a living in taking care of and nursing the sick and also doing housework. During a time of
Protmann persevered and, inspired by Saint Catherine of Alexandria, founded one which became the congregation of the Sisters of Saint Catherine. Protmann helped to nurse the sick and educated nurses while seeing to it that nurses themselves received care when it was needed. Under the government of the prince-bishops schools for males existed alone but Protmann founded schools for girls as well.[1][2]
Protmann died in 1613 after a painful illness she contracted that winter while on a travel trip.[1]
World War II and after
The Saint Catherine of Alexandria church in
Beatification
The beatification process opened in
References
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Regina Protmann". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Regina Protmann". Saints SQPN. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Biographies of New Blesseds - 1999". EWTN. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "katharinenschwestern.de" (PDF).
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