Honorat Koźmiński was a Polish Capuchin priest born in 1829 who dedicated his life to religious renewal. After experiencing a spiritual awakening during a period of imprisonment by Russian authorities, he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He is most notable for establishing sixteen different religious congregations and for his work sustaining clandestine religious communities during the Russian occupation of Poland. A prolific writer, he left behind extensive collections of sermons and letters.