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Szczepanów [ʂt͡ʂɛˈpanuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzesko, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Brzesko and 52 km (32 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków .
Szczepanów. / 52.16278°N 18.79333°E / 52.16278; 18.79333. Szczepanów [ʂt͡ʂɛˈpanuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszówka, within Koło County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. [1]
Poland, Kraków, moral order. Stanislaus of Szczepanów ( Polish: Stanisław ze Szczepanowa; 26 July 1030 – 11 April 1079) was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kraków and was martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Bold. Stanislaus is venerated in the Catholic Church as Stanislaus the Martyr (as distinct from the 16th ...
- 11 April 1079 (aged 48), Kraków, Kingdom of Poland
Apr 9, 2024 · Saint Stanislaus of Kraków (born c. 1030, Szczepanów, Pol.—died April 11, 1079, Kraków; canonized 1253; feast day April 11, feast day in Kraków May 7) was the patron saint of Poland, and the first Pole to be canonized. Of noble birth, Stanislaus studied at Gniezno, Pol., and probably at Paris.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Just over a century later, another significant event took place in Poland. The Archbishop of Krakow, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, was brutally martyred by King Bolesław II. In 1979, Pope Saint John Paul II, the former Archbishop of Krakow himself, referred to Saint Stanislaus’ martyrdom analogously as “Poland’s Confirmation” (see above).
Szczepanów [ʂt͡ʂɛˈpanuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 6 kilometres north-east of Marcinowice, 16 km north-east of Świdnica, and 38 km south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Poland, Kraków, moral order. Stanisław Szczepanowski or Stanislaus of Kraków (July 26, 1030 – April 11?, 1079) is the patron saint of Poland. In life, he was the Bishop of Kraków, known for opposing the cruelty of King Bolesław II the Bold, who reacted by causing Stanislaus' death. Born in the village of Szczepanów, Stanislaus became ...
