Wincenty z Kielczy
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Wincenty of Kielcza born in the village of Kielcza
, Silesia
, was a Polish
canon
in Cracow, a poet writing in Latin, composer, member of the Dominican Order
. He is famous for writing the popular hymn Gaude mater Polonia
.
Kielcza
Kielcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawadzkie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Zawadzkie, north-east of Strzelce Opolskie, and east of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part of...
, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
in Cracow, a poet writing in Latin, composer, member of the Dominican Order
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
. He is famous for writing the popular hymn Gaude mater Polonia
Gaude mater Polonia
Gaude Mater Polonia was probably the most popular medieval Polish anthem, written in the 13th-14th century in memory of saint Stanisław Szczepanowski, bishop of Kraków...
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