Krista Povirk

Kristina Povirk, also known as Krista Povirk, sister Krista, (1938 – 31 January 2004) was a Slovenian catechist, poet, and choir director. In the 1960s she completed a Catechetical Course and later the Theological Pastoral School, and in 1966 she began work in the Koper city parish as the first fully employed lay catechist in the Slovene lands. She also wrote poetry. One of her younger brothers later became a priest.

As a child she enjoyed singing and reading.

Work

Educational and pastoral work In the first half of the 1960s she completed a Catechetical Course. Under her direction, the children's choir staged biblical stories for holidays and organized recitations. She led the choir until her death. She struggled with severe health problems. She died on 31 January 2004 in the Novo Mesto hospital. She was buried at Žale Cemetery in Ljubljana on 6 January 2005.