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Saint Hyacinth, '''Święty Jacek''', '''Jacek Odrowąż''' (b. 1185 in Kamień Śląski , d. August 15 , 1257 in Kraków , Poland of natural causes) was educated in Paris and Bologna . A Doctor of Sacred Studies and a priest, he worked to reform convents in his native Poland . While in Rome , he witnessed a miracle performed by Saint Dominic , and became a Dominican . Brought the Dominican Order to Poland, then evangelized throughout Poland, Sweden , Norway , Denmark , Scotland , Russia , Turkey , and Greece . During an attack on a monastery, Hyacinth managed to save a crucifix and statue of Mary , though the statue weighed far more than he could normally have lifted; the saint is usually shown holding these two items. He was canonized on 17 April 1594 by Pope Clement VIII , and his memorial day is 17 August . In 1686 pope Innocent XI named him a patron of Lithuania. In Spanish, he is known as ''San Jacinto''. He is the patron saint of St. Hyacinth's Basilica , in Chicago , Illinois . |
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