| Zdenka Cecília Schelingová | |
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Statue of bl. Zdenka Schelingová in Krivá, parish church |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | December 24, 1913 Krivá na Orave, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | July 31, 1955 (aged 41) Czechoslovakia |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | pending |
| Feast | 23 November |
Blessed Zdenka Cecília Schelingová (December 24, 1916 – July 31, 1955), was a Slovak nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross and a victim of communist persecution in the former Czechoslovakia.
She was born at Krivá na Orave. She was sentenced in 1952 to twelve (12) years imprisonment for high treason in a fabricated case (sentence was completely canceled from Supreme Court of Slovak Socialist Republic in 1970).[1] She was tortured in prison, which took a great toll on her health.[2]
As a result of her poor health, she was released early from prison in April 1955 but it was too late; she died in Trnava, aged 38, later that year as a result of the injuries she suffered.
She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.