Saint mary faustina kowalska biography definition

She is now venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint. Faustina Kowalska was the third of ten children. She was born to a poor family.

St faustina miracles

In after grade school, she started to work to support her family. Around this time she was considering a vocation in the Catholic church. She claimed that God himself was calling her to be a nun. Helena left for Warsaw , and applied to various convents in the capital, only to be turned down each time. She was eventually initiated as a nun on April 30, , with the name Sister Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament.

Saint Faustina claimed she had visited Purgatory. She also said she had seen and spoken to Jesus and Mary several times. Later on, Jesus revealed her purpose; to spread the devotion of the Mercy of God. On February 22, , Jesus was said to have appeared as the 'King of Divine Mercy', wearing a white garment.