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A photo of Maria Mikhailovna Volkonskaya

Princess Maria Mikhailovna Volkonskaya (born on 13 March 1863 - she was killed on 19 May 1943, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian princess, Catholic convert and writer.

Biography

Volkonskaya was born on 13 March 1863 in a very old and aristocratic Russian family of Orthodox religion. In 1901 in Switzerland, like many of her relatives, including brothers Alexandr Volkonsky, Serge Volkonsky, Peter Volkonsky, she adopted Catholicism. For many years she lived in Rome, was an active parishioner of the Russian Catholic Church of Saint Lawrence, was involved in charity work and in the translations of Catholic spiritual literature into the Russian language. She was killed on 19 May 1943 in Moscow.

Works

Our Lady of Lourdes. - St., 1906.

Don Bosco, the father of orphans and the poor. - St., 1906 Peter Olivain. - Petrograd, 1917.

Brief reflection on the Divine Passion of Christ. - Paris, 1932. The Story of a treatment (typing)

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20130126004158/http://vselenstvo.narod.ru/library/lexicon.htm

http://zarubezhje.narod.ru/av/v_060.htm

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+[[File:MariaVolkonskay.jpg|thumb|A photo of Maria Mikhailovna Volkonskaya]]
-'''Maria Mikhailovich Volkonskaia''' (born on 13 March 1863 - died on 19 May 1943, [[Rome]], [[Italy]]) was a Russian princess, Catholic convert and writer.
+'''Princess Maria Mikhailovna Volkonskaya''' (born on 13 March 1863 - she was killed on 19 May 1943, Moscow, [[USSR]]) was a Russian princess, Catholic convert and writer.
 ==Biography==
-Born on 13 March 1863 in an aristocratic family of Orthodox religion. In 1901 in [[Switzerland]], like many of her relatives, including brothers [[Alexander Volkonsky]], [[Sergei Wolkonsky]] and [[Peter Volkonsky]], adopted [[Catholicism]]. For many years she lived in Rome, was an active parishioner of Russian Catholic Church of Saint Lawrence in Rome, involved in charity work and translations in the Russian language of Catholic spiritual literature. She died on 19 May 1943 in Rome.
+Volkonskaya was born on 13 March 1863 in a very old and aristocratic Russian family of Orthodox religion. In 1901 in [[Switzerland]], like many of her relatives, including brothers [[Alexandr Volkonsky]], [[Serge Wolkonsky|Serge Volkonsky]], [[Peter Volkonsky]], she adopted [[Catholicism]]. For many years she lived in Rome, was an active parishioner of the [[Russian Catholic Church]] of Saint Lawrence, was involved in charity work and in the translations of Catholic spiritual literature into the [[Russian language]]. She was killed on 19 May 1943 in Moscow.
 ==Works==
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 ==References==
-http://vselenstvo.narod.ru/library/lexicon.htm
+https://web.archive.org/web/20130126004158/http://vselenstvo.narod.ru/library/lexicon.htm
 http://zarubezhje.narod.ru/av/v_060.htm
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Volkonskaya, Maria Mikhailovich}}
-[[Category:Converts to Eastern Catholicism]]
-[[Category:Converts to Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy]]
-[[Category:Russian Eastern Catholics]]
 [[Category:1863 births]]
 [[Category:1943 deaths]]
+[[Category:Converts to Eastern Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy]]
+[[Category:Eastern Catholic writers]]
+[[Category:Former Russian Orthodox Christians]]
+[[Category:Russian Greek-Catholics]]
+[[Category:Volkonsky family|Maria Mikhailovich]]