Jerzy Tyszkiewicz
Jerzy Tyszkiewicz | |
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| Coat of arms | Leliwa |
| Born | 1596 , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 17 January 1656 Domnovo |
| Noble family | Tyszkiewicz family |
| Father | Jan Ostafi Tyszkiewicz Łohojski |
| Mother | Zofia Wiśniowiecka |
Jerzy Tyszkiewicz (Lithuanian: Jurgis Tiškevičius; 1596–1656) was auxiliary bishop of Vilnius from 1627 to 1633, bishop of Samogitia from 1633 to 1649, and bishop of Vilnius from 1649 to 1656.
Biography[]
He was born in Vistyčy (Belarusian: Вістычы, Lithuanian: Vištytis) to a prominent noble family of Tyszkiewicz.[1]
Educated in Jesuit academies, he took the Holy Orders in 1622. He served as the canon in Kraków and later, Vilnius. In 1637, he founded a monastery in what would become the town of Žemaičių Kalvarija. Using his personal wealth, he built churches in Surviliškis, Kuliai, , Pušalotas and in other Lithuanian places. He was author of the several Lithuanian language prayers and hymns.[1]
He was seen as an active administrator, politician and diplomat.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Historical Dictionary of Lithuania. 2011, p.302
Bibliography[]
- , Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce: w latach 965-1999. Słownik biograficzny, wyd. 2, Warszawa 2000, ISBN 83-211-1311-7, s. 458-459.
- Wileński słownik biograficzny, Bydgoszcz 2002, ISBN 83-87865-28-1, s. 412.
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- 1596 births
- 1656 deaths
- People from Vilkaviškis District Municipality
- Tyszkiewicz family
- Canons of Kraków
- Bishops of Vilnius
- Polish nobility
- Ecclesiastical senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth