Saint
Stanislaus
Saint
Stanislaus
Saint Stanislaus (Bishop and
Martyr) was born to the Polish nobility, in a pious family. His parents had been
childless for 30 years, so he was considered a gift of God. Educated at Gniezno
in Poland and in Paris. He was ordained by the bishop of Cracow and became the
vicar of the cathedral. He was very demanding of his subordinates, being an
example of a holy life himself. As a bishop of Cracow (1072), he visited
all of his parishes every year and devoted great deal of time to preaching.
Apart from that, he was very generous to the poor. At the beginning, the
relationship between the bishop and the King of Poland, Boleslaus the Bold, was
satisfactory, but declined when the King began to be led by his primitive
instincts and set a bad example to his people. Stanislaus threatened to
excommunicate the King, which he actually did in 1079. As a result, he was
murdered by the King himself, while celebrating a Mass. According to the
legend, his body, quartered after the murder, grew together as a sign of his
holiness. Being a martyr, Stanislaus was canonized in 1253.
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