Maria Skobtsova
Maria Skobtsova | |
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Maria with Nikolai Berdyaev and Stefan Tsankov, 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. 1910-1913; 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 Episcopal Church Anglican Church of Canada Anglican Church of Australia |
| Canonized | 1 May 2004, Istanbul by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. |
| Feast | 20 July [July 7 Old Calendar] |
Maria Skobtsova (20 [8 Old Calendar] December 1891 – 31 March 1945) was a Russian noblewoman, poet, nun, and member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Also known as Mother Maria, Saint Mary of Paris, or Mother Maria of Paris, she has been canonized a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is remembered with a Lesser Feast in the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Australia.