Saint Stanislaus Papczynski — The Life and Writings

Bishop Stephen Wierzbowski (1616-1687), a great friend of St. Stanislaus and his Institute. He was instrumen- tal in establishing the Marians at Góra Kalwaria. John III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-1696), savior of Christendom at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. A great protector and bene- factor of Fr. Papczynski and his community, he gave his approval for the order on June 2, 1679. It may be surmised that during Fr. Stanislaus’s stay in Warsaw (1663-1669), Sobieski, who was a senator at that time, consulted him in various matters and availed himself of his spiritual direc- tion in the confessional. Later, in Nowa Jerozolima, as king, he continued his spiritual relationship with Fr. Papczynski.