Princess Maria Mikhailovna Volkonskaya was a Russian princess, Catholic convert and writer.
Occupation
lady-in-waiting, translator, writer
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Born
March 13, 1863
Died
May 19, 1943
Overview
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.
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