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Pope Innocent IV canonises Stanislaus of Szczepanów, killed by King Bolesław II.

Historical image related to Pope Innocent IV canonises Stanislaus of Szczepanów, killed by King Bolesław II. from September 8, 1253

Pope Innocent IV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254

Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254.
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Stanislaus of Szczepanów

11th-century Polish Catholic bishop

Stanislaus of Szczepanów was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kraków and was martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Bold. He is the patron saint of Poland.
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Bolesław II the Bold

Duke of Poland (1058–76); King of Poland (1076–79)

Bolesław II the Bold, also known as the Generous, was Duke of Poland from 1058 to 1076 and King of Poland from 1076 to 1079. He was the eldest son of Duke Casimir I the Restorer and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.
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