Today, Tuesday April 11, the Catholic Church honors Saint Stanislaus.
Bishop of Krakow since 1072, Stanislaus was a caring shepherd for the poor and a great defender of faith and morals.
According to the Vatican website, he did not hesitate to excommunicate the King of Poland Boleslao II for his dissolute life; precisely for this cause he was martyred in 1079.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization.
Today’s saints day, April 11, also celebrates the following saint’s days:
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