Hyacinth of Poland
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Hyacinth was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform the women's monasteries in his native Poland. Educated in Paris and Bologna, he was a Doctor of Sacred Studies. Wikipedia
Born: 1185, Kamień Śląski, Poland
Died: August 15, 1257 (age 72 years), Kraków, Poland
Place of burial: Holy Trinity Church, Kraków, Poland
Parents: Eustachius Konski and Beata Odrowąż
Attributes: Holding a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary along with a monstrance or ciborium
Canonized: 17 April 1594 by Pope Clement VIII
Feast: 17 August