Asteroid Faustina and Ledóchowska
Two asteroids discovered by the Vatican Astronomical Observatory have been named in honor of Polish saints: St. Sister Faustina Kowalska and St. Ursula Ledóchowska. The information was announced by the International Astronomical Union’s Committee on Small Body Nomenclature. The asteroids were discovered by Vatican astronomers Fr. Richard P. Boyle, SJ, and his long-time collaborator Kazimieras Černis from Vilnius, using the Vatican Observatory telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona.












