World’s oldest nun, praised for saving Jews, dies at 110

By: La Croix International December 04,2018 - 03:53 PM

Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak, who was awarded the ‘Righteous Among Nations’ honor for helping to save Jews during the Holocaust, seen here in Krakow, Poland, May 2018. (Piotr Jantos/Archdiocese of Krakow)

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Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak, a Polish Dominican believed to be the world’s oldest nun, has died at the age of 110, over 80 years after she helped to save Jews during the Holocaust as a young woman.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Krakow announced her passing…

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