Bl. Helen of Poland

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Born: c.1235 in Hungary 

Died: 11 June 1298 at Gnesen, Poland of natural causes 

Beatified: 26 September 1827 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmed) 

Born a princess, the daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary and Maria Laskaris. Niece of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, grand-niece of Saint Hedwig of Andechs, and younger sister of Blessed Cunegund of Poland, who raised her. Married to Duke Boleslas V, the devout prince of Kalishi, Pomerania; mother of three.