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Bronislava of Poland
Polish blessed
BlessedResearchedKingdom of PolandPremonstratensians
Feast: 1 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1200
Died
1259
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
Near Kraków in Poland, Blessed Bronislava, virgin of the Premonstratensian Order, who wished to lead a humble and hidden life and, after the Tartars had destroyed her monastery, lived alone with God in a hut.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 29 August as a Premonstratensian virgin who lived alone with God in a hut after the Tartars destroyed her monastery.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9183248 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bronislava of Poland (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.