Maria Skobtsova
Maria Skobtsova (20 [8 Old Calendar] December 1891 – 31 March 1945), known as Mother Maria (Russian: Мать Мария), Saint Mary (or Mother Maria) of Paris, born Elizaveta Yurievna Pilenko (Елизавета Юрьевна Пиленко), Kuzmina-Karavayeva (Кузьмина-Караваева) by her first marriage, Skobtsova (Скобцова) by her second marriage, was a Russian noblewoman, poet, nun, and member of the French Resistance during World War II. She has been canonized a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Maria Skobtsova | |
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Maria with Nikolai Berdyaev, 1930 | |
| Born | Elizaveta Yurievna Pilenko 20 December 1891 |
| Died | 31 March 1945 (aged 53) |
| Cause of death | Poison gas |
| Title | Mayor of Anapa |
| Political party | Socialist-Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dmitry Kuzmin-Karavayev (m. 1910-19??; divorced) Daniil Skobtsov (dissolved 1932) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Righteous among the Nations |
Mother Maria of Paris | |
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Saint Maria Skobtsova of Paris | |
| Righteous Martyr | |
| Born | Elizaveta Pilenko 20 December 1891 Riga, Russian Empire |
| Residence | 77, Rue de Lourmel, Grenelle, 15th Arrondissement of Paris |
| Died | 31 March 1945 Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, Fürstenberg/Havel, Germany |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church The Episcopal Church The Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Australia |
| Canonized | 1 May 2004, Istanbul by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. |
| Feast | 20 July [July 7 Old Calendar] |
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