Hyacinth ( Polish : Święty Jacek or Jacek Odrowąż ; c. 1185 – 15 August 1257) was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform the women's monasteries in his native Poland . Educated in Paris and Bologna , he was a Doctor of Sacred Studies.
18-690: San Jacinto is the Spanish form for Święty Jacek (Polish name) or Hyacinth (Latinized name) , a man who lived in Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Polish Dominican priest and missionary was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1594. He was one of several men to be called St. Hyacinth . San Jacinto may also refer to: Military [ edit ] Battle of San Jacinto , an 18-minute battle between Mexico and revolutionary Texians across from
36-796: A Southern Californian fault zone San Jacinto Valley , California San Jacinto, Indiana San Jacinto, Nevada San Jacinto Monument , Texas San Jacinto Plaza , El Paso, Texas San Jacinto College , Texas San Jacinto County, Texas San Jacinto River (Texas) Other countries [ edit ] San Jacinto, Bolívar , Colombia San Jacinto del Cauca , Bolívar, Colombia San Jacinto, Chiquimula , Guatemala San Jacinto, Comondú , Mexico San Jacinto, Lerdo , Mexico San Jacinto Amilpas , Oaxaca, Mexico San Jacinto Tlacotepec , Oaxaca, Mexico San Jacinto, Ancash , Peru San Jacinto, Masbate , Philippines San Jacinto, Pangasinan , Philippines San Jacinto, Uruguay Religion [ edit ] Jacinto Casteñeda of
54-421: A call for help in some hopeless circumstance. It has derived from two legends. One of them is about his visit on July 13, 1238, to Kościelec . During his visit, a hailstorm broke out, destroying crops and leaving people with the terrible prospect of poverty and famine. Hyacinth told them to pray. The next day, the crops were miraculously restored. The people then treated Hyacinth to pierogi made from those crops as
72-599: A medieval centre of administration in the south-eastern part of the country . He subsequently accompanied his uncle Ivo Konski , the Bishop of Kraków , to Rome. While in Rome , he witnessed a miracle performed by Dominic of Osma , and became a Dominican friar , along with Ceslaus and two attendants of the Bishop of Kraków, Herman and Henry. In 1219 Pope Honorius III invited Dominic and his followers to take up residence at
90-573: A patron of Lithuania . He is the patron saint of those in danger of drowning and [weight lifting. Among notable churches in North America dedicated to Hyacinth of Poland is the Basilica of St. Hyacinth in Chicago , Illinois. Kraków's annual Pierogi Festival is held on St. Hyacinth's feast day, and the winner receives a statuette of him. San Jacinto, Uruguay San Jacinto is
108-556: A small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay , and is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. The city is located on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 11 , about 53 kilometres (33 mi) northeast of the centre of Montevideo . On 20 June 1901, its status was elevated to "pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 2.700. On 27 June 1951 it was further elevated to "Villa" (town) by
126-580: A token of gratitude. The second legend mentions Hyacinth feeding people with pierogi during a famine caused by the Mongol invasion of 1241 . The tomb of Hyacinth is in the Basilica of the Holy Trinity in Kraków , Poland, in a chapel that is dedicated to him. Hyacinth was canonized on 17 April 1594 by Pope Clement VIII , and his feast is celebrated on 17 August. In 1686 Pope Innocent XI named him
144-531: The "Apostle of the North", Hyacinth was the son of Eustachius Koński of the noble family of Odrowąż . He was born in 1185 at the castle of Lanka, at Kamień , in Silesia , Poland. A near relative of Ceslaus , he made his studies in notable cities: Kraków , Prague , and Bologna , and at the latter place merited the title of Doctor of Law and Divinity. On his return to Poland he was given a prebend at Sandomierz ,
162-465: The Act of Ley Nº 11.689. Finally, on 26 November 1976, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 14.605. According to the 2011 census, San Jacinto had a population of 4,510. In 2010 the Intendencia de Canelones had estimated a population of 7,052 for the municipality during the elections. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay This article about
180-651: The Dominican Order in Poland and Kyiv . As Hyacinth and his three companions traveled back to Kraków, he set up new monasteries with his companions as superiors, until finally he was the only one left to continue on to Kraków. Hyacinth went throughout Northern Europe spreading the faith . He died in the year 1257. Tradition holds that he also evangelized throughout Sweden , Norway , Denmark , Prussia , Scotland , Russia , Turkey , and Greece . However, these travels are heavily disputed and are not supported by
198-737: The U.S. Navy USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) , a light aircraft carrier that saw action in the latter half of World War II USS San Jacinto (CG-56) , a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1988 San Jacinto Monument , Built in honor of the Battle of San Jacinto , The final battle of the Texas Revolution . Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] San Jacinto, California San Jacinto Canyon, former name of Railroad Canyon , California San Jacinto Mountains , California San Jacinto Peak , California San Jacinto River (California) San Jacinto Fault Zone ,
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#1732764884511216-619: The Vietnamese Martyrs Other uses [ edit ] " San Jacinto ", a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel from Peter Gabriel San Jacinto Day , a Texas state holiday San Jacinto High School (disambiguation) USS San Jacinto , a list of ships of the United States Navy See also [ edit ] St. Hyacinth (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
234-462: The ancient Roman basilica of Santa Sabina , which they did by early 1220. Before that time, the friars had only a temporary residence in Rome at the convent of San Sisto Vecchio which Honorius III had given to Dominic in about 1218, intending it to be used for a reformation of Roman nuns under Dominic's guidance. Hyacinth and his companions were among the first to enter the convent. They were also
252-409: The ciborium. He was easily able to carry both, even though the statue weighed far more than he could normally lift. Thus, he saved them both. For this reason, he is usually shown holding a monstrance (though they did not come into use until several centuries later) and a statue of Mary. The Polish exclamation Święty Jacku z pierogami ! ("St. Hyacinth with his dumplings!") is an old-time saying,
270-483: The earliest hagiographies of Hyacinth. One of the major miracles attributed to Hyacinth came about during the 1240 Siege of Kiev . As the friars prepared to flee the invading forces, Hyacinth went to save the ciborium containing the Eucharist from the tabernacle in the monastery's chapel, when he heard the voice of Mary , asking him to take her, too. Hyacinth lifted the large, stone statue of Mary, as well as
288-657: The first alumni of the studium of the Dominican Order at Santa Sabina out of which would grow the 16th century College of Saint Thomas at Santa Maria sopra Minerva , which became the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 20th century. After an abbreviated novitiate , Hyacinth and his companions received the religious habit of the Order from Dominic himself in 1220. The young friars were then sent back to their homeland to establish
306-610: The mouth of the San Jacinto River of Texas in 1836 Battle of San Jacinto (1856) , between Nicaraguans under José Dolores Estrada and American filibusters Battle of San Jacinto (1899) , between the United States and Philippine insurgents San Jacinto Ordnance Depot , a US Army ammunition depot SS San Jacinto (1903) , a commercial passenger-cargo ship under United States Army charter during World War I USS San Jacinto (1850) , an early screw frigate of
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