Ladislas of Gielniów
Blessed Ladislas of Gielniów (c. 1440 – 4 May 1505) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He was an observant of the Rule of Saint Francis of Assisi and served his order in various capacities that included both a doorkeeper and as its provincial. He also travelled across Poland to evangelize to the faithful and was a noted preacher.
Pope Benedict XIV beatified him on 11 February 1750. Since his beatification he was appointed as the patron of various places such as Warsaw (1962) and Galicia.
Patron saint of Lithuania; Poland; Galicia (Eastern Europe); Galicia; Warsaw
In the Martyrology
- May 4 Blessed Władysław z Gielniowa, Franciscan priest