Births on June 21

Bolesław V the Chaste

Born on June 21, 1226

Bolesław V the Chaste of Poland (d. 1279)

Bolesław V the Chaste (Polish: Bolesław Wstydliwy; 21 June 1226 – 7 December 1279) was Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland from 1232 and High Duke of Poland from 1243 until his death, as the last male representative of the Lesser Polish branch of Piasts.

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Eucharistic adoration
The first recorded instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally begins in Avignon, France.