Angela Salawa

Angela Salawa, T.O.S.F. (9 September 1881 – 12 March 1922) was a Polish woman who served in hospitals in World War I. She was the 11th child and lived in a very religious family. She became a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and volunteered in hospitals throughout World War I. She later became ill due to her care for the sick and died in 1922. Pope John Paul II beatified her in 1991.

Patron saint of Franciscan tertiaries; Students; People with terminal illnesses; People with multiple sclerosis