The Memorial of Saint Hyacinth of Poland
Saint Hyacinth is the Patron Saint of Lithuania, University of Santo Tomas-College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, invoked by those in danger of drowning; Basilica of St. Hyacinth
Saint Hyacinth Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Feast Day, Beatification Date, Canonization DateMatrimony/Holy OrdersPriests who became Saints
Saint Hyacinth of Poland brief life History |
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Date of Birth | 1185 AD |
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Country of Birth | Poland in Europe |
Profession | Franciscan Priest |
Place of Work | Many Countries in Northern Europe |
Date of Death | 15 August 1257 |
Place of Death | Kraków, Poland |
Feast Day | 17 August |
Beatification | By Not Available |
Canonization | By Pope Clement VIII in 17 April 1594 |
Patron Saint of | Lithuania, University of Santo Tomas-College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, invoked by those in danger of drowning; Basilica of St. Hyacinth |
Saint Hyacinth of Poland Short life History
Saint Hyacinth is also known as
• Apostle of the North
• Apostle to Poland
• Hyacinth of Cracow
• Jacek Odrowaz
• Jackek, Jacinto, Jacynthe
Saint Hyacinth was a relative, possibly the brother of Blessed Ceslas Odrowaz. Educated in Krakow, Prague, Paris and Bologna. Doctor of Law and of Sacred Studies. Priest.
Worked to reform convents in his native Poland. While in Rome working with his uncle, Bishop Ivo Konski of Krakow, he witnessed a miracle performed by Saint Dominic de Guzman.
He became of friend of Saint Dominic, and became one of the first Dominicans. The first Polish Dominican, he brought the Order to Poland, then evangelized throughout Poland, Pomerania, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Scotland, Russia, Turkey, and Greece.
During an attack on a monastery, Hyacinth managed to save a crucifix and statue of Mary, though the statue weighed far more than he could normally have lifted; the saint is usually shown holding these two items.
Hyacinth never served as provincial nor even a prior, but toiled as a simple friar, focusing on the internal and external missions facing the Polish Dominicans: to deepen their own faith, and to spread it through Poland.
Today’s Catholic Quote:
Saint Hyacinth of Poland is attributed to the Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Monstrance or Ciborium
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