Aleteia, Dominika Cicha and Marzena Devoud: n February 23, 1962, Cecilia gave birth to twin girls. However, she never had the chance to meet them; she died in childbirth, from complications related to her Caesarean section. Faced with this dramatic situation, the family had no other choice than to separate the twins. One would be raised by the father, while the other would be taken in by the deceased mother’s sister. Read here.
Separated at Birth Twin Sisters End Up Joining Same Convent
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