ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 11th of April WELCOME! SAINT STANISLAUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanow was born in a village in Lesser Poland (Malopolska). He was educated at the Cathedral school in Gniezno, Poland’s capital at the time. He was eventually ordained by Lambert II Sula, Bishop of Krakow. ONE OF THE EARLIEST NATIVE POLISH BISHOPS Following the bishop’s death in 1072, Stanislaus took his place, becoming one of the earliest native Polish bishops. During his time in office he managed to ensure the re-establishment of the metropolitan see in Gniezno which was a precondition for Duke Boleslaw’s coronation as king. After he was enthroned in 1076, Stanislaus managed to persuade King Boleslaw to establish Benedictine monasteries for the evangelisation of Poland. King Boleslaw and Stanislaus fell into conflict when Poland experienced a prolonged war with Ruthenia. The bishop criticised the king for punishing soldiers’ faithless wives...