Bronislava of Poland
BlessedSeptember 1 · 1203–1259
Bronislava of Poland (1203, Kamień Śląski — 1259) — Blessed, abbess. Feast day: 1 September.
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Bronislava of Poland was a 13th-century Premonstratensian nun who served as an abbess. Born in Kamień around 1203 or 1204 to noble parents, she was a cousin of Saint Hyacinth. Following his introduction to the religious community at Zwierzyniec, she dedicated her life to serving the impoverished and the sick through a very austere lifestyle. She is recognized as a blessed in the Roman Catholic Church, having been beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839.

