Wincenty Kadłubek
Polish bishop (c. 1150 – 8 March 1223) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wincenty Kadłubek (Latin: Vincentius Cadlubkonis; c. 1150 – 8 March 1223) was a Polish Catholic prelate and professed Cistercian who served as the Bishop of Kraków from 1208 until his resignation in 1218.[2][1] His episcopal mission was to reform the diocesan priests to ensure their holiness and invigorate the faithful and cultivate greater participation in ecclesial affairs on their part.[3][1] Wincenty was much more than just a bishop; he was a leading scholar in Poland from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.[4] He was also a lawyer, historian, church reformer, monk, magister, and the father of Polish culture and national identity.[5]
Wincenty Kadłubek | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Kraków | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Kraków |
See | Kraków |
Appointed | 28 March 1208 |
Term ended | 1218 |
Predecessor | Fulko |
Successor | Iwo Odrowąż |
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Consecration | May 1208 by Henryk Kietlicz |
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Born | Wincenty Kadłubek c. 1150 |
Died | 23 March 1223 (aged 72-73) Jędrzejów, Kingdom of Poland |
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Sainthood | |
Feast day | 8 March |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 18 February 1764 Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Clement XIII |
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The process of his canonization proved quite slow despite the initial momentum to see him proclaimed as a saint.[1] The cause languished for several centuries until 1764 when Pope Clement XIII beatified him.[2]