Elizabeth Hesselblad
Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, OSsS (4 June 1870 – 24 April 1957), was a Swedish religious sister who founded a new, active, branch of the Bridgettine order in the Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Bridgettine Sisters". Hesselblad is recognised as a Righteous Among the Nations due to her efforts in World War II saving the lives of Jews during the genocide of the Holocaust.
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| Born | 4 June 1870 Fåglavik, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
| Died | 24 April 1957 (aged 86) Rome |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Church of Sweden |
| Beatified | 9 April 2000, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 5 June 2016, Saint Peter's Square by Pope Francis |
| Feast | 4 June |
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Pope John Paul II beatified her on 9 April 2000 and Pope Francis canonised her 5 June 2016 at Saint Peter's Square.
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