Anna Kaworek

Upon returning to Miejsce Piastowe, Anna Kaworek dedicated herself to caring for orphans. On March 5, 1898, she made her first private vows along with many companions, followed by her private perpetual vows on November 1, 1898. Elected superior of the nascent community on November 2, 1898, she held this office for thirty-eight years in extreme poverty. After the death of Father Markiewicz in 1912, she maintained the unity of the group and oversaw the construction of the Motherhouse in Miejsce Piastowe, which was completed in 1927. On August 21, 1928, the Bishop of Przemyśl, Msgr. Anatol Nowak, granted diocesan approval to the congregation under the name of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Michael the Archangel. Anna Kaworek became its first superior general, making her public vows in 1930 and her perpetual vows in 1934.

The reputation for holiness of Mother Anna Kaworek led to the opening of her cause for beatification. The diocesan inquiry process opened in the Archdiocese of Przemyśl on December 2, 1993, after obtaining the nihil obstat decree on December 10, 1993. The diocesan inquiry was closed on December 9, 1997. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints validated the procedure on March 5, 1999, and the Positio was published in 2017. On January 15, 2019, Pope Francis authorized the promulgation of the decree recognizing the heroic nature of her virtues, conferring upon her the title of Venerable.

Anna Kaworek is currently recognized as Venerable by the Catholic Church. For her beatification to be pronounced, the official recognition of a miracle attributed to her intercession by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and the Pope is required. The cause is currently under investigation.

The spirituality of Anna Kaworek is based on the cry of the Archangel Saint Michael, "Who is like God!" (Quis ut Deus), and the motto "Temperance and work" (Powściągliwość i praca). Her life was nourished by the Word of God, the Eucharist, and a devotion to the crucified Christ, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Michael the Archangel. Her legacy continues through the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Michael the Archangel (C.S.S.M.A.), recognized as a pontifical right institute on June 5, 1956. The sisters work today in Poland, in Europe (notably in Joinville-le-Pont, France, since 1995), and in Cameroon.