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Kinga of Poland or Kinga of Hungary, also Saint Kinga (also known as Cunegunda; Polish: Święta Kinga, Hungarian: Szent Kinga) (5 March 1224 – 24 July 1292) is a saint in the Catholic Church and patroness of Poland and Lithuania.
The Legend of Saint Kinga. The founding of the mines in Bochnia and Wieliczka is the subject of a very beautiful legend of Saint Kinga, who lived in the 13th century, and became the patron of salt miners. Kinga was a historical figure: the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary, and married to the Polish Duke who ruled Cracow—Bolesław V the ...
Facts. Feastday: July 24. Patron: of Poland, Lithuania. Birth: 1224. Death: 1292. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Kinga of Poland. Princess of Poland and Franciscan tertiary. She was a niece of St. Elizabeth of Hungary and a great niece of St. Redwig.
Kinga of Poland, also known as St. Kinga, was an instrumental figure in spreading Catholicism in Eastern Europe during her time. Born in 1224 in Esztergom, Hungary, she was a daughter of the King Bela IV of Hungary and later married Bolesław V the Chaste, the Prince of Krakow.
Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16th to 18th centuries).
NamePortraitBirthMarriage (s)UnknownUnknownUnknownKrakus I also Krak or Grakch c. 8th ...c. 8th centuryUnknownc. 8th centuryKrakus II c. 8th centuryc. 8th century Son of Krakus IUnknownc. 8th centuryLech II c. 8th centuryc. 8th century Son of Krakus I, brother ...Unknownc. 8th centurySaint Kinga. 1224-1292. The royal dynasty of Hungary in the 13th century has presented the church with a galaxy of saintly women. Among the most brilliant we find Blessed Kinga (or Cunegunda), daughter of King Bela IV, and niece of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Other aunts of this saint were St Hedwig and Blessed Agnes of Prague.
Jan 22, 2019 · The most famous of which is Saint Kinga’s Chapel, often called Poland’s Underground Salt Cathedral. Tradition says Saint Kinga was due to be married to Bolesław V the Chaste, the prince of Kraków. For dowry, she asked her father Béla IV of Hungary for a lump of salt, a prize worthy commodity in Poland.
