Zofia Czeska

Zofia Czeska

Zofia Czeska (1584 - April 1 1650) was a nun in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. She organised a school for girls in Cracow and the women religious order (Virgins of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Presentation Virgins, _pl. Siostry Prezentki), which continues its existence today in Poland and Ukraine.

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* [http://www.prezentki.opoka.net.pl/zofia_czeska/zycie_an.htm Servant of God Mother Zofia Czeska] accessed on 25 Nov 2005


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