Today we also celebrate our Venerable Mother Maria Skobtsova of Paris (+1945). Saint Maria was a married woman who later became a nun in Paris. She was a living example of Christ-like love and is famed for her quote, "love one another, to the end and without exception." One tradition states that she lived this quote in practice as she voluntarily took the place of a Jewish woman during WWII in a concentration camp and was executed. Although not the most conventional monastic, she lived her life showing love to her neighbour to the end and without exception. May she intercede for us always + #saint #maria #mothermaria #mariaofparis #paris #france #wwii #love #lovetotheend #orthodox (at Ravensburg, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgNTzPxP4rA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=













