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Find out more about the greatest Polish Spiritual & Religious Leaders, including Pope John Paul II, Maximilian Kolbe, Raphael Kalinowski, Faustyna Kowalska and Andrés Sapelak.

Famous Polish Spiritual & Religious Leaders

Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul II
18 May 1920
Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City
Maximilian KolbeMaximilian Kolbe
08 January 1894
Friar

Raphael KalinowskiRaphael Kalinowski
01 September 1835
Discalced Carmelite Friar

Nachman of BreslovNachman of Breslov
04 April 1772
Rabbi

Jacob FrankJacob Frank
1726 AD
Religious Leader

Stanislaus of SzczepanówStanislaus of Szczepanów
26 July 1030
Martyr
Stefan WyszyńskiStefan Wyszyński
03 August 1901
Archbishop and primate

Elimelech of LizhenskElimelech of Lizhensk
1717 AD
Rabbi

Yechezkel LandauYechezkel Landau
06 November 1713
Author
Jonathan EybeschutzJonathan Eybeschutz
1690 AD
Rabbi

Józef GlempJózef Glemp
18 December 1929
Cardinal
Piotr SkargaPiotr Skarga
02 February 1536
Hagiographer

Arthur HertzbergArthur Hertzberg
09 June 1921
Rabbi

Stanislaus HosiusStanislaus Hosius
05 May 1504
Polish cardinal

Yaakov Yitzchak RabinowiczYaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz
1766 AD
Religious leader

Jacob Joseph of PolonneJacob Joseph of Polonne
1710 AD
Rabbi
Joseph Samuel BlochJoseph Samuel Bloch
20 November 1850
Rabbi

Faustyna KowalskaFaustyna Kowalska
25 August 1905
Saint

Isaac Halevi HerzogIsaac Halevi Herzog
03 December 1888
Chief Rabbi

Andrés SapelakAndrés Sapelak
13 December 1919
Priest
Zbigniew OleśnickiZbigniew Oleśnicki
05 December 1389
Cardinal