Gedenktafel Sr. Maria Restituta

On December 7, 2000, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the façade of the convent of the Catholic Higher Education Community at Währinger Gürtel 77. It commemorates Sister Maria Restituta (Helene Kafka), a Franciscan Order nun and nurse, who was active in resistance against the national socialist regime and was persecuted as a political opponent. In March 1943, the NS judiciary condemned her for "favoring the enemy and preparation for high treason" and sentenced her at the Vienna Regional Court. The plaque was sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church. The installation of the plaque coincided with the blessing of the Restituta Chapel located within the building.