Henry the German
companion of Saint Hyacinth
Feast: 15 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Kraków in Poland, Saint Hyacinth, priest of the Order of Preachers, who was appointed by Saint Dominic to spread the Order in that nation and, together with his companions Blessed Ceslaus and Henry the German, preached the Gospel in Bohemia and Silesia.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 August as a companion of Saint Hyacinth who preached the Gospel in Bohemia and Silesia.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.