Stanislaus was born to the Polish nobility, son of Belislaus and Bogna, and raised in a pious family. He was Educated at Gnesen, Poland, and may have studied at Paris, France. When his parents died, Stanislaus distributed his inheritance to the poor. His first ministry was as a parish priest at Czembocz, Poland. He moved on and became a Canon and preacher, and later vicar-general at the Cracow...