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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Stanislaus of Cracow Date And Artist Unknown South Wall of Immaculate Conception Church Omaha Nebraska Photographed On 16 March 2012 By Ammodramus
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Stanislaus of Cracow Date And Artist Unknown South Wall of Immaculate Conception Church Omaha Nebraska Photographed On 16 March 2012 By Ammodramus

Saint Stanislaus of Cracow

Also known as: Stanislaus Szczepanowsky

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 11

Born

July 26, 1030

Died

May 1, 8

Canonized

1253 by Pope Innocent IV at Assisi, Italy

Biography

Saint Stanislaus of Cracow, also known as Stanislaus Szczepanowsky, was born on July 26, 1030, in the diocese of Cracow, Poland. He came from a noble Polish family, being the son of Belislaus and Bogna, and was raised in a devoutly religious household. Stanislaus received his early education in Gnesen, Poland, and it is believed that he may have also studied in Paris, France, during his youth....

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