Stanislaus of Szczepanów
Stanislaus of Szczepanów (Polish: Stanisław ze Szczepanowa; 26 July 1030 – 11 April 1079) was Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Generous. Stanislaus is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus the Martyr (as distinct from the 16th-century Jesuit Stanislaus Kostka).
Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów | |
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Saint Stanislaus. 16th-century illustration from the Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium. | |
| Bishop and Martyr | |
| Born | 26 July 1030 Szczepanów, Kingdom of Poland |
| Died | 11 April 1079 (aged 48) Kraków, Kingdom of Poland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 17 September 1253, Assisi, Italy by Pope Innocent IV |
| Major shrine | Wawel Cathedral |
| Feast | 11 April 7 May (Traditional Roman Catholics) 8 May (in Poland) |
| Attributes | Episcopal insignia, sword, resurrected Piotr |
| Patronage | Poland, Kraków, moral order |
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