Szczepanów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Szczepanów | |
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Village | |
On the right, the church of St. Mary Magdalene, on the left the church of St. Stanislaus | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′19″N 20°39′20″E / 50.00528°N 20.65556°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Brzesko |
| Gmina | Brzesko |
| Population | 949 |
Szczepanów [ʂt͡ʂɛˈpanuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzesko, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Brzesko and 52 km (32 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.
It was the birthplace of Stanislaus of Szczepanów - 11th Century Bishop of Kraków who was martyred by the Polish king Bolesław II the Bold and became venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus the Martyr.