Blessed Bronislava | |
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 Błogosławiona Bronisława byWojciech Eljasz-Radzikowski, 1849 | |
| Born | c. 1204 Kamień, Włodawa County |
| Died | 29 August 1259 Zwierzyniec, Kraków |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 23 August 1839 byPope Gregory XVI |
| Feast | 1 September |
Blessed Bronislava (Polish:Bronisława;c. 1204[1]–1259) was a Polishnun of thePremonstratensian Order. She isbeatified in theRoman Catholic Church.
Bronislava was born atKamień, Włodawa County, in eastern Poland as Bronislawa Odrowaz in about 1200,[2] although some sources give a birth date of 1203[3] or 1204.[1] She was the daughter of Count Stanislaus and Countess Anna of Prandata-Odrowaz and a cousin of SaintHyacinth of Poland.[3]
At the age of sixteen, she was introduced by Hyacinth to a religious community of theNorbertine order atZwierzyniec, Kraków. She subsequently worked with the sick and poor at a number ofmonasteries, living in a most austere way. She is believed to have seen a vision of theVirgin Mary at the moment of the death of Hyacinth in 1257.[4] Bronislava died of natural causes on 29 August 1259 at Zwierzyniec.[2]
Her veneration began soon after her death,[5] and in 1707 she was designated a patron of Poland, and of orphans. She wasbeatified byPope Gregory XVI on 23 August 1839,[2] after being attributed for protectingZwierzyniec from cholera in 1835. Her feast day is celebrated on 1 September.[6]
She is commemorated by theBlessed Bronisława Chapel inKraków. Aminor planet discovered in 1933 was named "Bronislawa" in her honour.[7] There is a street named for her in theLigota-Panewniki region ofKatowice.[8]
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