On 22 of March 1995, the biographical film titled "Faustina" was released in cinemas. The film was directed by Jerzy Łukaszewicz with Dorota Segda in the main role.
Saint Faustyna
Saint Faustyna, photo: YouTube
It is a hagiographic story of the life of Sister Faustina Kowalska. Initially, Joanna Szczepkowska was cast in the main role, but after the director changed, casting adjustments were made and the role was finally given to Dorota Segda. The film was shot in Drohiczyn, Siemiatycze and Zaręby Kościelne.
Cast:
Dorota Segda – Saint Faustina Kowalska
Zosia Kondraciuk – Helena Kowalska as a child
Agnieszka Czekańska – sister Feliksa
Danuta Szaflarska – sister Feliksa (today)
Mirosława Dubrawska – mother general of the congregation
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska – mother superior of the monastery in Vilnius
Tomasz Budyta – priest confessor
Krzysztof Wakuliński – priest Michał Sopoćko
Jerzy Łazewski – a young beggar, Christ
Stanisława Celińska – sister Marcelina
Zofia Rysiówna – sister Wiktoryna
Małgorzata Rożniatowska – sister cook
Edyta Jungowska – sister cook
Anna Milewska – mother superior of the monastery in Płock
Janusz Michałowski – painter
Renata Berger – psychiatrist
Maria Gładkowska – doctor
Piotr Pawłowski – Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius
Maria Faustina Kowalska (real name Helena Kowalska) was born on 25 August 1905 in Głogowiec and died on 5 October 1938 in Kraków. She is a saint of the Catholic Church, nun from the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, mystic, stigmaticist and visionary. Known primarily as a preacher of the cult of Divine Mercy, called an apostle of Divine Mercy and the author of the “Diary” in which she described her spiritual and mystical experiences.
On 30 April 2000, Faustina was canonized by Holy Father John Paul II in Vatican. The celebrations took place in Krakow and Rome. It was then that the Feast of Divine Mercy was established. The healing of the damaged left ventricle of the Polish priest's heart was canonically considered a miracle. On 10 December 2005, on the initiative of Archbishop Władysław Ziółek, she was announced the patroness of Łódź.
Source: Wikipedia
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