Honorat Koźmiński
Polish monk and priest (1829-1916)
Feast: 13 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Wacław Koźmiński was born at Biała Podlaska on 16 October 1829. Studying fine arts in Warsaw from 1845, he lost his faith, and in 1846 was jailed by the tsarist police on suspicion of subversion. He became a Capuchin, Brother Honorat, and was ordained on 27 December 1852.
A preacher in Warsaw's churches and a wise spiritual director, he served penitents and comforted prisoners, and founded several congregations. Confined by the authorities to the friary of Zakroczym and later Nowe Miasto, he died there with a reputation for holiness on 16 December 1916, aged 87.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A young man who lost his faith, found it again, and spent his life leading penitents and prisoners to God.
The cause
Honorat Koźmiński has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Capuchins: the cause of Blessed Honorat Kozminski.
Connected on this site
- Bolesława Lament Blessed“The death of her seminarian brother prompted her to return to the religious life – Honorat Koźmiński encouraged this return – and she later founded a congregation that soon spread and took her to Russia though its revolution forced her departure during World War I.” — Wikipedia
- Łucja Szewczyk Blessed“Despite obstacles from the tsarist authorities, in 1881, with Blessed Honorat Koźmiński, she began a clandestine congregation, the Daughters of Our Lady of Sorrows, which she led for over twenty years.” — this site's research
- Franciszka Maria Witkowska Servant of God“The Congregation of the Sisters of the Most Holy Name of Jesus was founded in 1887 by Blessed Honorat Koźmiński in response to the suppression of religious orders in the Russian partition of Poland, and the Polish Catholic weekly Niedziela names Franciszka Maria Witkowska as its co-foundress and a Servant of God;…” — this site's research
- Walentyna Łempicka (Maria of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) Servant of God“Walentyna Łempicka entered religious life under the direction of Honorat Koźmiński, made her novitiate in Rome with the permission of Pius IX, and founded the church and monastery of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration at Kęty.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Onorato da Biala Podlaska
- Wikidata Q580372 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Honorat Koźmiński (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.