The

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venerates five

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...

s of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. The primary patron saints are the

Blessed Virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...

the Queen of Poland, Saint Adalbert, and Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów. The secondary patron saints are the

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Saint Stanislaus Kostka and Saint Andrew Bobola. Historically, several other saints also were considered patrons of Poland.

Primary

The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland () (also translated as Our Lady, Queen of Poland or Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, etc.) is an honorary title for Mary, mother of Jesus, used by Polish Catholics. The Catholic Church in Poland i ...

(''Najświętsza Maryja Panna, Królowa Polski'') **''

Bogurodzica ] Bogurodzica (, calque of the Greek term ''Theotokos''), in English known as the Mother of God, is a medieval Roman Catholic hymn composed sometime between the 10th and 13th centuries in Poland. It is believed to be the oldest religious hymn or p ...

'' ("Mother of God"), dating back to the 13th century, plays the role of Poland's first national anthem ** In the 14th century, Grzegorz of Sambor names the BVM "the queen of Poland and the Poles" ** 1 April 1655, King John Casimir proclaims the BVM the patroness saint of his realm (see:

Lwów Oath The Lwów Oath ( pl, Śluby lwowskie) was an oath made on April 1, 1656 by Polish king John II Casimir in Latin cathedral in the city of Lwów (today Lviv, western Ukraine). Background During "the Deluge", when the Swedish armies invaded Polis ...

) ** 8 September 1717, coronation of the icon of

Our Lady of Częstochowa Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a government utility regulat ...

with papal crowns ** 1920,

Pope Benedict XV Pope Benedict XV (Latin: ''Benedictus XV''; it, Benedetto XV), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, name=, group= (; 21 November 185422 January 1922), was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His ...

declares 3 May a solemnity of the BVM the Queen of Poland ** 1962,

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 19 ...

declares the BVM the Queen of Poland a principal patroness saint of Poland * Saint Adalbert (''święty Wojciech''; c. 956–997) * Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów (''święty Stanisław Szczepanowski''; 1030–1079)

Secondary

* Saint Stanislaus Kostka (''święty Stanisław Kostka''; 1550–1568) * Saint Andrew Bobola (''święty Andrzej Bobola''; 1591–1657)

Historical

Saint Florian Florian ( la, Florianus; 250 – 304 AD) was a Christians, Christian holy man, and the patron saint of Linz, Austria; chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighting, firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Upper ...

(''święty Florian''; died c. 304) *

Saint Wenceslaus Wenceslaus I ( cs, Václav ; c. 907 – 28 September 935 or 929), Wenceslas I or ''Václav the Good'' was the Duke ('' kníže'') of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his younger ...

(''święty Wacław''; c. 907–953) *

Saint Hedwig of Silesia Hedwig of Silesia ( pl, Święta Jadwiga Śląska), also Hedwig of Andechs (german: Heilige Hedwig von Andechs, la, Hedvigis; 1174 – 15 October 1243), a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and o ...

(''święta Jadwiga Śląska''; 1174–1243) * Saint Hyacinth (''święty Jacek''; c. 1200–1257) * Blessed Bronislava (''błogosławiona Bronisława''; c. 1200–1259) *

Saint Kinga Kinga of Poland (also known as Cunegunda; pl, Święta Kinga, hu, Szent Kinga) (5 March 1224– 24 July 1292) is a saint in the Catholic Church and patroness of Poland and Lithuania. Biography She was born in Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary ...

(''święta Kinga''; 1224–1292) * Saint Jadwiga the Queen (''święta Jadwiga Królowa''; c. 1373/4–1399) * Saint John Cantius (''święty Jan Kanty''; 1390–1473) * Servant of God Isaiah Boner (''sługa Boży Izajasz Boner''; c. 1400–1471) *

Saint John of Dukla John of Dukla (also called "Jan of Dukla") is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of the patron saints of Poland and Lithuania. Biography John was born in Dukla, Poland, in 1414. He joined the Friars Minor Conventual,Jones, p 273 and ...

(''święty Jan z Dukli''; 1414–1484) * Blessed Ladislaus of Gielniów (''błogosławiony Władysław z Gielniowa''; c. 1440–1505) *

Saint Casimir Casimir Jagiellon ( la, Casimirus; lt, Kazimieras; pl, Kazimierz; 3 October 1458 – 4 March 1484) was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was tutored by Johannes ...

(''święty Kazimierz''; 1458–1484) * Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych (''święty Jozafat Kuncewicz''; c. 1580–1623), Uniate

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Polish Roman Catholic saints Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...