St. Stanislas Kostka
Born at Rostkovo near Prasnysz, Poland, about October 28, 1550; died at Rome during the night of
14-15 August, 1568. He entered the Society of Jesus at Rome, October 28, 1567, and is said to
have foretold his death a few days before it occurred. His father, John Kostka, was a senator of the
Kingdom of Poland and Lord of Zakroczym; his mother was Margaret de Drobniy Kryska, the sister
and niece of the Dukes Palatine of Masovia and the aunt of the celebrated Chancellor of Poland,
Felix Kryski. The marriage was blessed with seven children, of whom Stanislas was the second. His
older brother Paul survived him long enough to be present at the celebration of the beatification of
Stanislas in 1605.
The thought of joining the Society of Jesus had already entered the mind of the saintly
young man. It was six months, however, before he ventured to speak of this to the superiors of the
Society. At Vienna they hesitated to receive him,......
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