The Miraculous Sensibility of Two Twentieth-Century Polish Visionaries: Servant of God Rozalia Celakówna and Sr. Wanda Boniszewska
The Miraculous Sensibility of Two Twentieth-Century Polish Visionaries: Servant of God Rozalia Celakówna and Sr. Wanda Boniszewska

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the elements of the personal sensibility and miraculous religiosity of two twentieth-century Polish visionaries, Servant of God Rozalia Celakówna and Sr. Wanda Boniszewska. The analysis is broken down into three sections. The first section elaborates on the concept of miraculous religiosity, which Polish sociologists and ethnologists of religion define as openness to any kind of miraculous occurrence. The second section provides brief biographies of Rozalia Celakówna (1901-1944) and Sr. Wanda Boniszewska (1907-2003). The third section describes the miraculous events (revelations, stigmata, proven prophecies) that occurred in the lives of both visionaries. The conclusion demonstrates how both visionaries manifested elements of miraculous sensibility; however, because both women avoided spectacular miracles and focused on their relationship with Christ (and not Mary), they definitely surpassed the scope of this research.

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