Saint Hyacinth (Jacek) was born near Wroclaw (Breslau) in Upper Silesia, Poland, around 1185. He became a priest and a canon of the cathedral of Krakow. During a visit to Rome he met St. Dominic and decided to join the Order of the Dominicans in 1220. He was sent to establish the Order in Poland. He died in Krakow on August 15, 1257, and was canonized in 1594.
He is a patron of Poland. His Feast Day is August 17.
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