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of the soldiers who had died in battles with the Turkish hordes, he had a vision of many souls in Purgatory begging him never to stop helping them. 68 Leporini mentions yet another vision that Fr. Papczynski experi- enced, a vision which was not associated with Purgatory. On Novem- ber 11, 1673, when Fr. Stanislaus was at the parish church in Chojnata to deliver a sermon in honor of St. Martin whose feast was being cel- ebrated on that very day, he saw in ecstasy the victory of the Polish army over the Turks at Chocim and shared this news with the large crowd of the faithful gathered at the church. 69 It should be also mentioned that when he had a vision of St. Joseph Calasantius, he most likely received instructions regarding his work as the founder of a new religious order. At that same time, he was healed from a grave illness. 70 According to his contemporaries, Fr. Stanislaus experienced many more ecstasies and visions, but not all of them were recorded because he did not really talk to other people about the extraordinary events in his life. Thanks for Graces Received The witnesses in the Information Process testified that Fr. Stanis- laus had the a gift of performing miracles and people referred to him as a miracle worker. The names of some of those witnesses were: Louis Zapalkowicz, OIC, Cyprian Fijalkowski, OIC, Dionysius Kisielinski, OIC, Benedict Hoenning, OIC, Isidore Taudt, OIC, and Adalbert Magnuszewski. According to their testimonies Fr. Papczyn- ski healed the sick, 71 especially sick children. 72 He healed people af- flicted by plica 73 He also freed those who were possessed by Satan. 74 According to the testimony given by his family from Lubocza, Fr. Stanislaus healed Mr. Karski from a stomach ailment. 75 He also healed Joseph Karski after his tragic accident (he was overrun by a cart), 433 Posthumous Cult