[PW] Answered: St. Kostka

[Sherrie Langston Hardin]

Thanks for the follow-up, Michelle. It's always nice to get a resolution
to a question.

Take care,
-- Sherrie

Sherrie Langston Hardin
Librarian
Oakwell Branch - San Antonio Public Library System
4134 Harry Wurzbach Rd.
San Antonio, Texas  78209
210-828-2569

Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town
library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
-- Lady Bird Johnson



-----Original Message-----
From: project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org
[mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf
Of Michelle Hawk
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:07 AM
To: Stumpers List
Subject: [PW] Answered: St. Kostka

Thanks to everyone for your help! I followed Doug Anderson's advice and
emailed the parish in St. Louis and got a speedy reply! Here's the
response, in case anyone's curious:

 

"Saint Stanislaus Kostka was one of those saints who did not perform any
miracles in his lifetime. Our Lady did appear to him on several
occasions, as did the angel, but he himself did not do anything
extraordinary in the way of miracles. His life devoted to God and
fulfilling his vocation against all odds was the cause of his sainthood.
Also, back then, there was no "canonization process" per se, and the way
one would become saint was very different from the process we know
today."

 

Thanks again!

~Michelle

 

 

Michelle Hawk

Head of Reference

Lebanon Community Library

125 N. 7th St., Lebanon, PA 17046

717-273-7624 x3

refdesk at lclibs.org

www.lclibs.org/lebanon

 

"Whatever the costs of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to
that of an ignorant nation." Walter Cronkit

 

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