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title: "St. Stanislaus: Feast Day April 11 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stanislaus/
description: "St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, patron of Poland. Remembered on April 11, died c. 1079. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop and Martyr · Remembered on April 11

# St. Stanislaus

St. Stanislaus is remembered on April 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Poland.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [April 11](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#11) |
| Title | Bishop and Martyr |
| Died | c. 1079 |
| Patron of | [Poland](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#poland) |

## Life

Bishop of Kraków who defended his people against King Bolesław the Bold — reproving the king’s cruelties and injustices to his face and finally excommunicating him. The king called it treason.

Bolesław killed him with his own sword during Mass at the church of St. Michael, and had the body dismembered. The deed cost the king his throne, and gave Poland its patron: the bishop who would not be silent.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Stanislaus as patron of Poland.

[Poland](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#poland)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Casimir](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-casimir/) Poland · March 4

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

April 11 holds two saints in Bless’s calendar, St. Stanislaus and [St. Gemma Galgani](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gemma-galgani/), and on that date Bless’s Today screen shows St. Gemma Galgani. St. Stanislaus keeps April 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints, the [April saints](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#11) and the [birthday finder](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-11).

In the US calendar, April 11 falls on these days through December 31, 2028:

- [Sunday, April 11, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/11/): Third Sunday of Easter
- [Tuesday, April 11, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/11/): Tuesday of Holy Week

[April 11 St. Gemma Galgani](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gemma-galgani/) [April 12 St. Teresa of Los Andes](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-teresa-of-los-andes/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 11?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-11) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Stanislaus

Remembered on April 11

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stanislaus/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stanislaus/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stanislaus/#calendar)

In the app

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