Saint of the day and spiritual life #Pologne

Saint John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, was born on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, and died on April 2, 2005, in Rome. He was the 264th Pope of the Catholic Church, elected on October 16, 1978.

Sainte Edwige, connue aussi sous le nom de Hedwige de Silésie, naquit vers 1174 en Bavière. Elle était fille du comte Berthold IV de Diessen-Andechs et d’Agnès de Wettin, appartenant à une famille noble et influente. Sa jeunesse fut marquée par une éducation profondément chrétienne, axée sur la prière, la charité et la modestie. Elle eut plusieurs sœurs illustres : Gertrude, qui devint reine de Hongrie, et une autre sœur qui épousa Philippe Auguste, roi de France.

Raymund Kolbe, later Saint Maximilian Kolbe, was born on January 8, 1894 in Zduńska Wola (Poland). Priest and founder of the Militia of the Immaculate, and of the Catholic newspaper The Knight of the Immaculate, he died a martyr in place of a condemned man on August 14, 1941 in the hunger bunker by phenol injection.

Saint Stanislaus (1030-1079) is a major figure of Christianity in Poland. He was Bishop of Krakow and is today one of the patron saints of Poland. His history is marked by his religious commitment and his opposition to King Boleslaw II. He died a martyr.

Saint Stanislaus (1030-1079) is a major figure of Christianity in Poland. He was Bishop of Krakow and is today one of the patron saints of Poland. His history is marked by his religious commitment and his opposition to King Boleslaw II. He died a martyr.