Stefan Wyszyński
Polish Roman Catholic cardinal (1901-1981)
The Vatican record
- 18 December 2017 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2017)
- 2 October 2019 — Miracle through their intercession approved (decree list, 2019)
Who they were
Stefan Wyszyński was born at Zuzela, Poland, on 3 August 1901 to a poor, very religious family, entered the Włocławek seminary in 1920 and was ordained on 3 August 1924. After the war, with priests scarce, he was at once seminary rector, parish priest of two parishes and editor of several diocesan publications.
As Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw and Primate of Poland, he often had to take delicate decisions; his action and witness dealt a heavy blow to the communist regime that sought to uproot Catholicism in Poland. He died in Warsaw on 28 May 1981.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Primate who led Poland's Church through communist persecution.
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.
Connected on this site
- Róża Czacka Blessed“She was beatified in Warsaw on the same day as Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński.” — this site's research
- Pius XII Venerable“He was created a cardinal on 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII.” — Wikipedia
- Zygmunt Kryszkiewicz (Bernard of the Mother of Beautiful Love) Venerable“The cause was begun in 1972 with the support of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the Holy See granted the nulla osta on 11 June 1983, the diocesan process closed on 15 April 1991, and he was declared Venerable on 22 May 2021.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Stefan Wyszyński
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q165522 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Stefan Wyszyński (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.