Kinga of Poland

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Saint Kinga of Poland
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Born 5 March 1224
Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary
Died 24 July 1292(1292-07-24) (aged 68)
Stary Sącz
Venerated in Catholic Church
Beatified 11 June 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII
Canonized 16 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Feast 24 July
Attributes depicted as an abbess; crown
Patronage Poland, Lithuania

Saint Kinga of Poland (also known as Cunegunda; Polish: Święta Kinga, Hungarian: Szent Kinga) (5 March 1224 – 24 July 1292) is a saint in the Catholic Church and patroness of Poland and Lithuania.[1][2]

Biography

She was born in Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was a niece of Elizabeth of Hungary and great-niece of Saint Hedwig. Kinga's sisters were Saint Margaret of Hungary and blessed Jolenta of Poland. She reluctantly married Bolesław V ("the Chaste") and became princess when her husband ascended the throne as Prince of Krakow.[3] Despite the marriage, the devout couple took up a vow of chastity. The marriage was largely arranged by and the vow of chastity patterned after that of Boleslaw's sister, blessed Salome of Krakow.[4]

During her reign Kinga got involved in charitable works such as visiting the poor and helping the lepers. When her husband died in 1279, she sold all her material possessions and gave the money to the poor. She soon did not want any part in governing the kingdom which was left to her and decided to join the Poor Clares monastery at Sandec (Stary Sącz). She would spend the rest of her life in contemplative prayer and did not allow anyone to refer to her past role as Grand Duchess of Poland. She died on 24 July 1292, aged 68.

Veneration

Pope Alexander VIII beatified Kinga in 1690. In 1695, she was made chief patroness of Poland and Lithuania. On 16 June 1999, she was canonized by Pope John Paul II.[5]

Legend

The story has Kinga throwing her engagement ring into the Maramures salt mine in Hungary. The ring miraculously traveled along with salt deposits to Wieliczka where it was rediscovered. Saint Kingas Chapel depicting when a miner finds her ring. They erected a statue of Saint Kinga, patron saint of the salt miners, carved on salt in the cathedral of Saint Kinga of Poland, in the salt mine of Wieliczka in Poland, 101 meters under the surface..[6]

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    The wooden sculpture of Saint Kinga of Poland in Wiślica.

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    Statue of St. Kinga (1820) in Nowy Korczyn

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    St. Joseph's Church, Muszyna, Poland

  • Saint Kinga's Chapel, Wieliczka Salt Mine

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    Statue of Saint Kinga, carved in salt in the cathedral of Saint Kinga of Poland

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    Saint Kingas Chapel depicting when a miner finds her ring.

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    Saint Kinga of Poland's altar in Wieliczka

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    St. Kinga, depicted by Włodzimierz Tetmajer

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    Monument to St. Kinga at the monastery of Stary Sącz

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    Statue of Saint Kinga, near Trzy Korony

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    St Kinga icon, near Rochester, New York

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    Saint Kinga of Poland

Ancestry

Family of Kinga of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Géza II of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Béla III of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Euphrosyne of Kiev
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Andrew II of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Raynald of Châtillon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Agnes of Antioch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Constance of Antioch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Béla IV of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Berthold III of Andechs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Berthold IV, Duke of Merania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Hedwig of Wittelsbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Gertrude of Merania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Dedo V, Count of Wettin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11.Agnes of Wettin and Rochlitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Matilda of Heinsberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Kinga of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. ?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Manuel Laskaris
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. ?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Theodore I Laskaris
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. ?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Ioanna Karatzaina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. ?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Maria Laskarina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Andronicos Dukas Angelos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Euphrosyne Castamonitissa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Anna Komnena Angelina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Andronikos Doukas Kamateros
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. ?
 
 
 
 
 
 

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External links

Kinga of Poland
Born: 5 March 1224 Died: 24 July 1292
Royal titles
Preceded by High Duchess consort of Poland
1243–1279		 Succeeded by
Agrippina of Kiev
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