Stanisław Kazimierczyk
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Stanisław Kazimierczyk (born Stanisław Sołtys, 27 September 1433 – 3 May 1489) was a Polish Catholic priest and a professed member of the Canons Regular of the Lateran. He became noted for his ardent devotions to both the Eucharist and to his personal patron saint, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, as well as for his charitable dedication to the ill and poor of Kraków.[1][2]
The canonization cause started under
Life
Stanisław Sołtys was born 27 September 1433 in Kraków to Maciej Sołtys and Jadwiga. His parents had long wanted a child and he was born on exactly the same date that the remains of Stanislaus of Szczepanów were being moved. His parents were members of the Brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament.[1]
He received his education from the Canons Regular of the Lateran at their school not too far from his home which was attached to their convent and to the local parish church of Corpus Christi Basilica that the order administered. He went on to receive doctorates in theological studies and in his philosophical studies from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He received a bachelor's degree in 1451.[2]
The successful completion of his studies in 1456 saw him enter the Canons Regular of the Lateran and thus became a
He was
The priest fasted numerous times and kept vigils on several occasions. He slept little and often slept on the ground more as a penitential act. On one occasion he went to visit the tomb of his patron saint when he saw the
He died in mid-1489 in Kraków and had been known in his life as a living saint. He had fallen quite ill at Lent and towards his death requested anointing. He put his hands on his conferees' heads to bless them and to bid them farewell and died with his hands upraised to entrust his soul to God.[1]
The faithful referred to him often as "Blessed" despite the fact that he had not been beatified but was called this due to his great reputation for personal holiness - in the 1500s this title was recorded as being given.[3] His remains were moved in 1632 after the priest Martin Kłoczyński commissioned a splendid altar in his honor to house the remains; a total of 176 purported miracles were reported to have taken place in the first year since his death.[2]
Sainthood
The Canons Regular of the Lateran made several requests to the pope to seek beatification in 1773 but no cause was ever initiated. The Cardinal Archbishop of Kraków Karol Józef Wojtyła (the future Pope John Paul II) asked the order in 1971 to collect existing documents and evidence on the life of the late priest and set up a historical commission to aid them in this on 15 December 1972.[2]
The beatification process was launched under Pope John Paul II on 14 October 1986 and the priest was titled as a
Historians met and approved the cause's direction on 15 January 1991, deeming no historical obstacles existed, while theologians assented to the cause on 5 June 1992; the CCS followed suit on 1 December 1992. On 21 December 1992 John Paul II both named him as
The process for a miracle required for his sanctification opened on 22 September 1995 and closed on 29 February 1996 while it later received validation from the CCS on 25 October 1996. The medical board approved this on 23 April 2009 as did theologians on 8 July 2009 and the C.C.S. on 29 September 2009.
The postulator at the time of the canonization was Emilio Dunoyer.
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References
- ^ a b c d "Saint Stanisław Kazimierczyk". Krakow WYD 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Saint Stanisław Kazimierczyk". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Saint Stanislas Kazimierczyk". Saints SQPN. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Catholic Church (2004). Martyrologium Romanum (2004).
- ^ "5 maja: św. Stanisława Kazimierczyka, prezbitera". ordo.pallotyni.pl. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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