Andrzej Stanisław Załuski
Andrzej Stanisław Kostka Załuski (2 December 1695 – 16 December 1758) was a priest (bishop) in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
In his religious career he held the posts of
Jesuits
in Poland.
A member of the Polish nobility (
movement that wanted to reform the failing political system
of the Commonwealth.
He studied in Danzig and Rome.
Załuski was a corresponding member of Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis, the first learned society in Habsuburg Austria.
Along with his brother
bishop of Kiev, he co-founded Załuski Library, one of the largest 18th-century collections of books in the world.[1] He also sponsored the seminary in Pułtusk
.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ (in English) Maria Witt (September 15 – October 15, 2005). "The Zaluski Collection in Warsaw". The Strange Life of One of the Greatest European Libraries of the Eighteenth Century. FYI France. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
References
- Piotr Nitecki, Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965–1999 (Church Bishops in Poland from 965 to 1999), Instytut Wydawniczy Pax, Warszawa 2000
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External links
- Works by Andrzej Stanisław Załuski in digital library Polona