January 28th

Blessed Olympia Bida

Blessed · Common of Virgin Martyrs · Karsk, near Tomsk, Siberia, Russia · d. 1952

In a detention camp at the town of Karsk near Tomsk in the Siberian province of Russia, Blessed Olympia (Olha) Bida, virgin of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and martyr, who, in her time of confinement, endured all things for the faith out of love for Christ.

Latin Original

In campo detentiónis óppidi KAarsk prope Tomíscum in Sibiriána Rüssiz província, beátae Olympize (Olgze) Bidà, virginis e Congregatióne Sorórum Sancti Ioseph et mártyris, qua 1n regímine Dee erga fidem pro Christi amóre ómnia tolerávit INCL