Saints
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| Saint Stanislaus, bishop and martyr. Bishop of Cracow and the principal patron saint of Poland. Murdered in Cracow by King Boleslaw the Bold (Smialy) defending the Catholic faith in 1079. | Saint Adalbert (Wojciech), Bishop and Martyr. Apostel of the Czech's, Hungarians, Polish, and Baltic states. Born on the Polish and Czech border around 950. Died a martyr on the Baltic in 997. |
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| Saint Casimir (Kazimierz) Krolewicz, Confessor. Was known for his extraordinary fervent prayer and devotion to the Blessed Mother. Was the son of the Polish King Casimir Jagiello. Born in 1458, died in 1484. | Saint Theresa (Teresa), virgin. Patron saint of the young and foreign missions. Born in France in 1873 and died as a Carmalite in 1897. |
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| Queen Hedwig (Jadwiga) wife of the Polish King Wladyslaw (Walter) Jagiello. Indispensable in converting pagan Lithuania. Died in 1399. Beatified by Pope John Paul II. | Blessed Bronislawa, virgin. Is frequently called upon in times of epidemics and plagues. Related to Saint Jacka and Blessed Czeslawa. Born in Poland, died a member of the Order of Saint Norbert in 1259. |
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| Blessed Kinga or Kunegund, virgin. A true mother of the poor and sick. Daughter of a Hungarian king, sister of Blessed Jolanta and Saint Margaret (Malgorzota), wife of the Walter the Bashful (Wladyslaw Wstydliwy) whom she lives with as a youth. Died in a cloister in Nowy Sacz in 1292. | Saint John Kanty, Confessor. Patron of young students. Was a professor at the Jagiellon University. Born in Poland and died in Cracow in 1473. |