Tutelaris Silesiae – Life of Blessed Ceslaus Odrowaz

Blessed Ceslaus Odrowaz is one of the first Polish dominican monks, who together with St Hyacinth met St Dominic in Rome. Upon seeing him raising from dead a cardinal's nephew Napoleon they were so amazed by his faith that they joined the newly found Order of Preachers. They have found first dominican monasteries in Europe - in Friesach, Prague, Cracow and Wroclaw. Blessed Ceslaus was know of many miracles - raising from dead, crossing a river on his robe, healing. During the Mongolian siege of Wroclaw, Poland in 1241 his prayers caused a fireball appearance above his head which terrified the invading warriors and made them flee.