Stanislaus of Szczepanów
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 | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 17 September 1253, Assisi, Italy by Pope Innocent IV |
| Major shrine | Wawel Cathedral |
| Feast | 11 April 7 May (General Roman Calendar of 1960) 8 May (in Poland) |
| Attributes | Episcopal insignia, sword, resurrected Piotr |
| Patronage | Poland, Kraków, moral order |
Stanislaus of Szczepanów (Polish: Stanisław ze Szczepanowa; 26 July 1030 – 11 April 1079) was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kraków and was martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Bold. He is the patron saint of Poland.
Stanislaus is venerated in the Catholic Church as Stanislaus the Martyr (as distinct from the 16th-century Jesuit, Stanislaus Kostka).