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08-JUN-2005

Shrine of St. Stanislaus, patron saint of Poland, martyred in 1079

As Bishop of Krakow, Stanislaus excommunicated King Boleslaw II of Poland, who murdered him in 1079. He was proclaimed a saint by Pope Innocent IV in 1253, and is revered as the patron saint of Poland.

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