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Henry the German
companion of Saint Hyacinth
BlessedResearched
Feast: 15 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Kraków in Poland, Saint Hyacinth, priest of the Order of Preachers, who was appointed by Saint Dominic to spread the Order in that nation and, together with his companions Blessed Ceslaus and Henry the German, preached the Gospel in Bohemia and Silesia.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 August as a companion of Saint Hyacinth who preached the Gospel in Bohemia and Silesia.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R56f64847 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.