SAINT
saint-hyacinth-of-poland
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
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.
feast Day
08-17
birth Date
1185
death Date
15 August 1257
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
17 April 1594
canonized By
Pope Clement VIII
feast Month
8
feast Day Of Month
17