Paweł Holszański
| Paweł Holszański | |
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| Coat of arms | Hipocentaur |
| Born | ca. 1490 |
| Died | 4 September 1555 in Wilno |
Paweł Holszański (Lithuanian: Povilas Alšėniškis; ca. 1485 [1] – September 4, 1555, Vilnius [2]) was a notable Catholic church official[3] and one of the last male scions of the once-mighty Lithuanian Olshanski princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Born to Prince Aleksander Holszański, the Castellan of Vilnius, and Zofia Sudymuntowiczówna,[4] between 1507 and 1536 he served as Bishop of Łuck (modern Lutsk, Ukraine) and then between March 15, 1536, and his death as Bishop of Vilnius.
During his term as bishop, Holszański created several dozen new parishes in the Polish-Lithuanian borderlands. He was also responsible for convincing the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus to expel [5] Stanislovas Rapalionis and Abraomas Kulvietis, two pioneers of Lutheranism in Lithuania.[6] He died in Vilnius on September 4, 1555.
Bibliography
- Krzysztof Rafał Prokop: Sylwetki biskupów łuckich. Biały Dunajec: Ostróg : "Wołanie z Wołynia", 2001. ISBN 83-911918-7-7.
- Wileński słownik biograficzny. Bydgoszcz: 2002, s. 104. ISBN 83-87865-28-1.
Notes and references
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- ↑ The date is uncertain and some sources cite 1486 or even 1436, the latter probably being an error
- ↑ Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija. T-1 p.171
- ↑ (French) Dmitry Tolstoy: Le catholicisme romain en Russie, pp.464-465
- ↑ (Polish) Rita Regina Trimoniene: Polityka jagiellońska a kształtowanie się litewskiego narodu politycznego w końcu XV – I połowie XVI wieku
- ↑ (Polish) Marceli Kosman: Protestanci i kontrreformacja: z dziejów tolerancji w Rzeczypospolitej XVI-XVIII wieku, p.51
- ↑ A.Bumblauskas. Senosios Lietuvos istorija. 2005 p. 236-237
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| Preceded by Albert Radziwiłł |
Bishop of Łuck 1507–1536 |
Succeeded by Jerzy Chwalczewski |
| Preceded by Jan z Książąt Litewskich |
Bishop of Wilno 1536–1555 |
Succeeded by Walerian Protasewicz |