Blessed Honorat Koźmiński (†1916), born Wenceslaus Koźmiński in Biała Podlaska, Poland, was a Capuchin priest and founder of numerous religious congregations. Ordained in 1852, he became a prolific spiritual director and confessor in Warsaw. After the 1864 suppression of religious orders by Russian authorities, he secretly founded 17 lay and religious congregations, including the Felician Sisters, to preserve Catholic life under persecution. Known for his humility, zeal, and devotion to the poor, he promoted Eucharistic adoration and Marian devotion. Despite exile and restrictions, his work endured. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 16 October, 1988, his feast day is December 16.