The author of this article chose to present the lives of two holy married women who lived in the middle ages in order to take part in the current debate on the status of the Christian family. Applying a historical analysis, the author drew on from his own source Świeccy święci i błogosławieni (Lublin-Sandomierz, 2002) and (Śvatí a blahoslavení laici (Olomouc, 2004).