Poland

Saint Casimir, Duke of Lithuania

Feast: March 4th • 15th century

Son of the King of Poland, Saint Casimir distinguished himself by an austere piety and heroic chastity at court. He refused the throne of Hu…

Hedwige de Pologne

Feast: June 8th • 14th century

Saint Hyacinth of Poland

Feast: August 16th • 13th century

A 13th-century Polish Dominican friar, Hyacinth was one of the first disciples of Saint Dominic. Known as the Apostle of the North, he trave…

Jean de Dukla

Feast: September 29th • 15th century

Saint John of Kanty

Feast: October 20th • 15th century

A priest and professor at the University of Krakow in the 15th century, John of Kenty was distinguished by his heroic charity toward the poo…

Blessed Ladislaus of Gielniów

Feast: October 22nd • 16th century

A 15th-century Polish Franciscan religious, Ladislas of Gielniow was a renowned preacher and provincial of his order. Known for his missiona…

Saint Stanislaus Kostka of Poland

Feast: November 13th • 16th century

A young Polish nobleman, Stanislaus Kostka fled Vienna on foot to join the Society of Jesus in Rome despite his family's opposition. Marked …