15. Blessed Cunegunda:

Blessed Cunegunda. (B. Kunegunda) (1224-1292). Blessed Cunegunda is affectionately called Kinga. After the Tartars defeated King Boleslaus II, they retreated to the Volga River. Upon their retreat, Kinga, her husband, Boleslaus the Chate, (Both Kinga and the King had taken vows of perpetual chastity) and St. Hyacinth took upon themselves the task of rebuilding Poland. Their endeavors helped Poland to rise from ruin in a relatively short period of time. Upon King Boleslaus’ death Kinga was offered the “Crown” which she refused to accept. Later in her life she entered the Convent of the Poor Clares where she lived a life of austerity, a life which she devoted to helping the poor.