Jan Paweł Woronicz
Former Bishop of Krakow
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- Jan Paweł Woronicz (1757 – 1829) was a Polish clergyman, orator, and poet.
- At the time of his death, he was concurrently the Bishop of Kraków (1815-1829), Bishop of Warsaw (1827-1829), and Primate of Poland (1828-1829).
- His early education was with the Jesuits in Ostróg, and he later entered a seminary in Warsaw to become a priest by 1784.
- During the Great Sejm (1788-1792), he became even more well known for his speeches.
- It was around this time that he produced his first notable work of poetry, Sybilli , which was published much later in 1818.
Jan Paweł Woronicz (1757 – 1829) was a Polish clergyman, orator, and poet. He lived through major periods such as the Partitions of Poland and Napoleonic Wars, and his work included themes from these events. At the time of his death, he was concurrently the Bishop of Kraków (1815-1829), Bishop of Warsaw (1827-1829), and Primate of Poland (1828-1829).
Biography
Jan Paweł Woronicz was born into the nobility near Tajkury. His early education was with the Jesuits in Ostróg, and he later entered a seminary in Warsaw to become a priest by 1784. According to writer Stanisław Baczyński, Woronicz's notoriety began to grow during his time as parish priest of Liw. During the Great Sejm (1788-1792), he became even more well known for his speeches.
Woronicz eventually moved to a rectory in the Puławy region and became associated with the Czartoryski family. It was around this time that he produced his first notable work of poetry, Sybilli, which was published much later in 1818.
Woronicz's prestige grew more when he was made a state councilor during the period of Napoleon's influence in Poland. He presided over the funerals of Tadeusz Kościuszko and Józef Poniatowski in the 1810s. He was then made Bishop of Kraków in 1815 and Bishop of Warsaw in 1827. As bishop, he commissioned works for the Bishop's Palace that glorified the Kościuszko Uprising and pre-partition Poland.
Woronicz died in Vienna.
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