You're listening to the SSPX podcast. We're happy to present another installment of true heroes.

Stories of the lives of the saints, delivered by Father Thomas Tam.

Father is also put together a video of each of these episodes. You can see the video at

SSPX Podcast.com. Now here's Father Tam.

The just shall rejoice in the Lord and shall hope in him, and all the upright and heart shall be

praised. Psalm 63. Hey, hey, welcome to true heroes. Today we will be considering the life of St. Stanislaus,

bishop and martyr of Poland, who alone stood in defiance of his king for the crimes he committed against God and his church.

Just as a forewarning, he is, as I said, a martyr of Poland.

And what the Polish like to do is they like to have very long names,

most of which the letters are consonants as opposed to vowels, and so are

therefore impronounceable. So I'm going to have my brother Andrew, hopefully, will put the words,

the names of places that are not pronounceable on screen and maybe the proper pronunciation as well, I don't know,

but just as a forewarning, this is not going to end well. Let us begin his story. The name Stanislaus

comes from the Slavic and means one who achieves glory or fame. So it certainly seems that St. Stanasov lives up to this name.

Born in, Andrew put up the name of that place, near Krakow on July 26, 1030, he was ordained a priest after being educated in the cathedral schools of

Andrew put up that next name, thank you, which was then the capital of Poland and also at

Paris. He was appointed preacher and archdeacon of the Bishop of Krakow, where his

eloquence and example brought about real conversion in many of his penitents, both clergy and laity.

He became a much sought-after spiritual advisor, and he was successful in his reforming efforts,

and in 1072 he himself was named Bishop of Krakow.

During an expedition against the Grand Duchy of Kiev, Stanislaus became involved in the political situation of Poland.

Known for his outspokenness, he aimed his attacks at the evils of the peasantry,

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