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]
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]