Andrzej Stanisław Załuski

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Andrzej Stanisław Załuski
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

  1. ^ (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
Preceded by
Grand Chancellor of the Crown

1735–1746
Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
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Bishop of Płock

1723–1736
Succeeded by
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Unknown
Bishop of Łuck

1736–1739
Succeeded by
Unknown
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Bishop of Chełmno

1739–1746
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Kraków

1746–1758
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