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Our nuns

born in Folwark

1. Nun (name in religion unknown), née Maria Buhl. Born on 7 January 1883 in Folwark. Died on 15 September 1907. Note: Maria is the natural sister of Franciszka (item 2) and of the lay brother Franciszek – see portraits.

2. Nun (name in religion unknown), née Franciszka Buhl. Born on 13 September 1887 in Folwark. Died on 13 September 1906. Note: Franciszka is the natural sister of Maria (item 1) and of the lay brother Franciszek – see portraits.

3. Sister Serwana, née Anna Wieschalla. At the age of 25 she entered the convent. For 8 years she was in China, where she ran a pharmacy. After the communists came to power she had to flee to the Philippines. She died in 1992 in Vienna, where her order was based.

4. Sister Regenta, née Maria Wieschalla. At the age of 18 she entered the order in Wrocław. She lived in Strumień near the Czech border. She lived to 80.

5. Sister Franciszka, née Apolonia Wieschalla. Born in 1900 in Folwark. She lived in the Netherlands with the Carmelite sisters. After several eye operations she went blind. She died tragically in 1984, falling down the stairs.

6. Nun (name in religion unknown), née Jadwiga Kiwus. She lived in the order of the “Vincentian” sisters in Budapest.

7. Nun (name in religion unknown), née Jadwiga Gambiec (from Łazik of Przewrócie). She lived in Vienna.

8. Sister Simona, née Lakotta, now the house of the Kornek – Kasperek family in Przewrócie. She lived in the convent at Wiener Neustadt together with her sister (item 9).

9. Sister Dożitea, née Lakotta, now the house of the Kornek – Kasperek family in Przewrócie. She lived in the convent at Wiener Neustadt together with her sister (item 8).

10. Sister Maria Romula, née Tekla Lakotta (now Cygan, ul. Wiejska). She lived in the convent of the Notre Dame sisters in Wrocław, Zagwiździe, Pokój, and for a long time cared for disabled children in Suchy Bór. Her grave is in Paczków.

11. Sister Maria Antuza, née Jadwiga Kochanek. She lived in Paczków, Wrocław, Nysa and Suchy Bór. Her later fate is unknown.

12. Sister Nothelma, née Marta Gielnik. Born on 15 January 1908 in Folwark. At the age of two she lost her mother. She was brought up by her grandmother in Boguszyce. She lived in the convent of the Vincentian sisters Steinmark Gratz in Austria, where she died at the age of 47. Her grave is in Vienna.

13. Sister Kordelia, née Gertruda Langosch, daughter of Paweł and Anna. Born on 28 December in Folwark. She received her vows in 1936. She lived in Steil in the Netherlands; she was to go to the missions but could not because of her health. She died in 1991.

14. Sister Marta, née Maria Kochanek (now Szmechta, ul. Wiejska). Born on 5 December 1913 in Folwark. In 1994 she was still living in the Benedictine convent in Cologne (Germany). No newer information.

15. Sister Nuncja, née Helena Kochanek (now Kasperek, ul. Wiejska – Kajzer), born on 2 May 1914, died in 2003 in Austria. More information – portrait of Sister Nuncia.

16. Sister Maria Luitgardis, née Lidia Smolin (from ul. Szkolna – Lidia Tytkowa). Born on 28 July 1931 in Folwark. She took her religious vows in 1957 in Leśnica near Góra Św. Anny. As Sister Maria she lived in Jełowa, Kłodzko, Koczurek near Trzebnica and Kamień Śląski.

Photographs

3. Sister Serwana, née Anna Wieschalla.
3. Sister Serwana, née Anna Wieschalla.
4. Sister Regenta, née Maria Wieschalla (in the middle), with the Wieszala family of Folwark, ul. Wiejska.
4. Sister Regenta, née Maria Wieschalla (in the middle), with the Wieszala family of Folwark, ul. Wiejska.
5. Sister Franciszka, née Apolonia Wieschalla.
5. Sister Franciszka, née Apolonia Wieschalla.
The family home of the Wieschalla sisters (Serwana, Regenta, Apolonia) after many alterations and the great flood of 1997. Is it conceivable today – three sisters entered a convent!
The family home of the Wieschalla sisters (Serwana, Regenta, Apolonia) after many alterations and the great flood of 1997. Is it conceivable today – three sisters entered a convent!
7. Nun, née Jadwiga Gambiec (from Łazik of Przewrócie) – guest of honour at a wedding reception.
7. Nun, née Jadwiga Gambiec (from Łazik of Przewrócie) – guest of honour at a wedding reception.
8. Sister Simona, née Lakotta, surrounded by her family and her brother Fr Stanisław (see portraits).
8. Sister Simona, née Lakotta, surrounded by her family and her brother Fr Stanisław (see portraits).
9. Sister Dożitea, née Lakotta (from Przewrócie, now Kasperek).
9. Sister Dożitea, née Lakotta (from Przewrócie, now Kasperek).
The family home of the Lakotta sisters with the little chapel built in 1875.
The family home of the Lakotta sisters with the little chapel built in 1875.
10. Sister Maria Romula, née Tekla Lakotta.
10. Sister Maria Romula, née Tekla Lakotta.
The house (after many alterations), that is, the place where Sister Romula was born.
The house (after many alterations), that is, the place where Sister Romula was born.
14. Sister Marta, née Maria Kochanek.
14. Sister Marta, née Maria Kochanek.
12. Sister Nothelma, née Marta Gielnik. Photograph taken before her religious vows.
12. Sister Nothelma, née Marta Gielnik. Photograph taken before her religious vows.
On the right the house, or rather the place where she was born. The former Gielnik family property, after many alterations. The last owner, an heir from the family, Wiktor, died in Germany.
On the right the house, or rather the place where she was born. The former Gielnik family property, after many alterations. The last owner, an heir from the family, Wiktor, died in Germany.
13. Sister Kordelia, née Gertruda Langosch.
13. Sister Kordelia, née Gertruda Langosch.
On the right the house of the Langosch family. The owners now live in Germany. The house stands abandoned and uninhabited.
On the right the house of the Langosch family. The owners now live in Germany. The house stands abandoned and uninhabited.
15. Sister Nuncja, née Helena Kochanek.
15. Sister Nuncja, née Helena Kochanek.
The house and birthplace of Helena Kochanek.
The house and birthplace of Helena Kochanek.

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