Why Did Pope Francis Invoke St. Stanislaus for Peace in Ukraine and Israel?

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Why Did Pope Francis Invoke St. Stanislaus for Peace in Ukraine and Israel?
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St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów is depicted as the patron saint of Poland in a miniature painted by Stanisław Samostrzelnik of Mogiła.

Pope Francis prayed that the intercession of St. Stanislaus “obtain, even today, the gift of peace in Europe and throughout the world, especially in Ukraine and the Middle East.”