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| Description | "The LORD gives strength to his people." ~ Psalm 2 9:11 NIV The Polish bishop and martyr, St. Stanislaus, spent seven years studying canon law and theology. He earned a doctorate, but he refu sed it out of humility. When his parents died, Stanislaus gave away his in heritance, and was ordained a priest. Stanislaus' great eloquence a nd piety generated a spirit of renewal and conversion in the local communit y. When he became bishop in 1072, Stanislaus soon found himself embroiled in political affairs. He was outspoken in his attacks upon political and so cial injustices of the immoral King Boleslaus II, who warred with his neig hbors and oppressed the peasantry. In 1079, the bishop excommunicated Bole slaus. The enraged king ordered his soldiers to murder Stanislaus; when th ey refused, he killed the bishop with his own hands while Mass was being c elebrated. Because of Stanislaus' popularity, King Boleslaus was forced to flee to Hungary, where he's said to have spent the ... |
| Date | Sat, April 11, 2020 |
| Repeat Type | Yearly
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| Time | All day event |
| Priority | 5-Medium |
| Access | Public |
| Created by | DEFAULT ADMINISTRATOR |
| Updated | Fri, July 30, 2021 8:35pm GMT |
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