July 24th

Saint Kinga

Saint · Common of Nuns · Stary Sącz, Poland

At Stary Sącz near Tarnów in Poland, Saint Kinga, also called Cunegundes, who, daughter of the king of Hungary and given in marriage to Duke Bolesław, preserved inviolate virginity with him; and, when her husband had died, she professed the Rule of Saint Clare in a monastery founded by herself.

Latin Original

Sandéciz apud Tarnóviam in Polónia, sanctae IKingze seu Cunegündis, quz, regis Hungáriz fília, Bolesláo duci nuptum data, illibátam cum eo virginitátem servávit et, cóniuge defüncto, Régulam sanctae Clare proféssa est in monastério ab ipsa fundáto.