Jolenta of Poland
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| Blessed Jolenta | |
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| Born | 1235 |
| Died | 1298, Gniezno |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1827 (cultus confirmed) |
| Feast | March 6 |
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Jolenta (Jolanta) of Poland (also known as Blessed Yolande (Yolanda) of Poland and Blessed Helen of Hungary (or of Poland); Polish: Bł. Jolenty w Gnieźnie) (1235-1298) was the daughter of Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was the sister of Saint Margaret of Hungary and Saint Kinga (Cunegunda) and was married to Boleslaus of Greater Poland in 1257. She was widowed in 1279.
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[edit] Religious work
Jolenta and Kinga, with one of Jolenta's daughters, retired to the Poor Clare convent Kinga had founded in Sandez. Jolenta founded a Poor Clare convent in Gniezno. Before her death, Helen became superior of the convent she had founded in Gniezno.
[edit] Children
Jolenta and Boleslaus of Greater Poland had three daughters:
- Elzbieta of Greater Poland (1263 - 28 September 1304). Married Henry V, Duke of Legnica.
- Jadwiga of Greater Poland (1266 - 10 December 1339). Married Władysław I the Elbow-high, King of Poland.
- Anna of Greater Poland (born 1278). A nun in Gniezno.
[edit] Veneration
She has been declared as a candidate for sainthood. Her sisters, Kinga and Margaret, have already been canonized.
