Nijolė Sadūnaitė (22 July 1938 – 31 March 2024) was a Lithuanian clandestine Catholic nun of the Soviet period who worked with the Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania.[1] In 1975 she faced three years of imprisonment for her efforts. She spent time imprisoned in Mordovia and then in Boguchany.[2] She reportedly faced a variety of abuses in this period, including torture.[3] She wrote A Radiance in the Gulag about her experiences.[4][5]
In 2018, Sadūnaitė received the "Lithuanian Freedom Award".[6] She was the first female in history to receive the award.[7]
Sadūnaitė died on Easter Sunday, 31 March 2024, at the age of 85.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Tapinas, Laimonas et al., eds. (1997) "Lietuvos katalikų bažnyčios kronika" (PDF) Žurnalistikos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian) Vilnius: Pradai pg 284 ISBN 9986-776-62-7
- ^ "An `Underground Nun' in Lithuania. Nijole Sadunaite works for religious freedom, and views Gorbachev with skepticism. INTERVIEW: SOVIET DISSIDENT". The Christian Science Monitor. 24 April 1989. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.
- ^ "What Would the World Be Like Without Him?" by Robin Wright in the July 1994 Issue of The Atlantic
- ^ "In the Land of Crosses" from the September 2013 "First Things"
- ^ A review of "A Radiance in the Gulag" in the January 17, 1988 LA Times
- ^ "Disidentei Nijolei Sadūnaitei įteikta Laisvės premija". 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Nijole Sadunaite, Lithuanian Nun Who Opposed Soviet Rule, Dies at 85". The New York Times.
- ^ "Mirė disidentė, vienuolė Sadūnaitė". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- LITHUANIANS RALLY FOR STALIN VICTIMS (by Bill Keller, 24 August 1987, The New York Times)
- Lithuania Rights Unit Protests to Gorbachev (The New York Times)
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