Szczepanów to miejsce pochodzenia jednej z najbardziej znanych postaci średniowiecza: patrona Polski, św. Stanisława. Miejscowość jest częstym celem odwiedzin pielgrzymów.

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The town was probably established in the 10th century. According to legend St. Stanislaus, Bishop of Cracow, martyr, and one of the main patron saints of Poland, was born there on 26 July 1030. As a result of his conflict with King Bolesław the Generous, the Bishop was sentenced to dismemberment. In the second half of the 15th century, the office of parish priest of Szczepanów was held by Jan Długosz. He built a new brick church in Szczepanów, which is still there. At the end of the 16th century a parish school was also established in the town. Recent history of Szczepanów lists, among others, two visits by famous people. It was visited by Karol Wojtyła in 1978, five months before he became Pope John Paul II. In 2003 the papal legate, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was later to become Pope Benedict XVI, came to the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the canonisation of St. Stanislaus.