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Gregory of Sanok

Polish bishop


Polish bishop

FieldValue
typeArchbishop
nameGregory of Sanok
native_nameGrzegorz z Sanoka
native_name_langpl
titleArchbishop of Lvów
imageGrzegorz z Sanoka 1.JPG
captionGregory of Sanok, Humanist and Archbishop of Lwów
consecration4 July 1451
consecrated_byZbigniew Oleśnicki
birth_date1403 or 1407
birth_placeSanok, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
death_date29 January 1477
death_placeRohatyn, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (now Ukraine)
term1451 – 1477
predecessor
successorJan Długosz

Gregory of Sanok (; 1403 or 1407 in Sanok – 29 January 1477 in Rohatyn) was a Polish bishop, a professor at the Kraków Academy, metropolitan archbishop of Lwów, scholar, philosopher and a major figure of Polish humanism.

Life

He left home at age twelve and for the next ten years traveled across Europe, including Germany, where he learned the language.

After his prolonged studies abroad, in 1421 he returned and initially studied at Kraków Academy, serving as choirmaster. He graduated in 1433, was appointed tutor to the children of Jan Tarnowski, and journeyed with the family to Italy. He came to the attention of Pope Eugenius IV and studied in Florence. After returning to Poland in 1439 he was a professor of Graeco-Roman poetry and Italian literature at the Kraków Academy. He became Archbishop of Lwów in 1451 and a pioneer of Polish humanism. He gathered scholars and poets at his residence in Dunajów.

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References

References

  1. "Archbishop Grzegorz z Sanoka".
  2. Harold B. Segel. (1989). "Renaissance Culture in Poland: The Rise of Humanism, 1470-1543". Cornell University Press.
  3. Norman Davies. "[[God's Playground]]: A History of Poland, in Two Volumes".
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