Hyacinth of Poland
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Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Hyacinth, Ludovico Carracci (1592), in the Louvre Museum | |
| Confessor | |
| Born | c. 1185 Kamień Śląski, Silesia, Poland |
| Died | 15 August 1257 Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Aglipayan Church |
| Canonized | 17 April 1594 by Pope Clement VIII |
| Feast | 17 August |
| Attributes | Holding a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary along with a monstrance or ciborium |
Hyacinth (Polish: Święty Jacek or Jacek Odrowąż; c. 1185 – 15 August 1257) was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform the women's monasteries in his native Poland. Educated in Paris and Bologna, he was a Doctor of Sacred Studies.