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Bl. Vincent Kadlubek

Chronicler of Poland

Current Church statusBlessed
Feast / commemorationOctober 9
Remembered asChronicler of Poland
BirthplaceKarwow, Poland
Country / regionPoland
Periodc. 1150-1223
Religious familyCistercian

Life and historical setting

Vincent Kadlubek (c. 1150-1223) is remembered in the Church as chronicler of Poland. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Karwow, Poland.

Vincent Kadlubek was entrusted with service bishop of Krakow. Vincent Kadlubek entered after giving up his post of bishop, a commitment that shaped the vocation that followed.

Vincent Kadlubek's earthly life ended on March 8, 1223.

The enduring witness of Vincent Kadlubek is especially connected with teaching and sacred learning, pastoral and ecclesial leadership, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

Vocation and witness

These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.

Teaching and sacred learning

Teaching, writing, study, or the formation of others belongs to the legacy preserved in the source.

Pastoral and ecclesial leadership

The account includes pastoral, monastic, or ecclesial leadership exercised for the good of the Church.

Founding and renewal

The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.

Family and lay vocation

Family relationships or a lay vocation are important to the way this life is remembered.

Sharing the faith

The source presents teaching and evangelization as service to the Church and future generations.

Spiritual legacy

The enduring witness of Vincent Kadlubek is especially connected with teaching and sacred learning, pastoral and ecclesial leadership, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

Prayerful reflection

God of holiness, through the witness of Vincent Kadlubek, strengthen us in patient teaching, evangelization, and the faithful transmission of the Catholic faith. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.

Historical and liturgical note

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Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

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