Paweł Holszański

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Paweł Holszański
Olshanski
FatherAleksander Holszański
MotherZofia Sudymuntowiczówna

Paweł Holszański (Lithuanian: Povilas Alšėniškis; c. 1485[1] – 4 September 1555, Vilnius[2]) was a notable Catholic church official[3] and one of the last male scions of the once-mighty Lithuanian Alšėniškiai princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[4]

Biography

Born to Prince Aleksander Holszański, the Castellan of Vilnius, and Zofia Sudymuntowiczówna,[5] daughter of Alekna Sudimantaitis. The Alšėniškiai family was a Lithuanian princely family that embraced Orthodoxy and became Ruthenized back in the 14th century.[6] Only Paweł's father Aleksander embraced Catholicism, probably influenced by Franciscans.[7]

Paweł Holszański studied in

Kraków, his studies were interrupted by his appointment to the Lutsk bishopric.[8] While studying in Kraków, he probably met Mikołaj Hussowczyk, of whom he later became a patron.[9] Already a nominated bishop, he continued his studies in Bologna in 1512.[8]

In 1513, he participated in the third, fourth and fifth sessions of the

bishop of Lutsk between 1507 and 1536. He convened the first two diocesan synods in 1515 and 1519.[10] His close associate was Franciszek of Lwów, later elevated to the Kyiv bishopric.[10]

Stanislovas Rapalionis and Abraomas Kulvietis, two pioneers of Lutheranism in Lithuania.[13] He died in Vilnius on September 4, 1555. After his death, the administrator of the diocese was Canon Piotr Arciechowski [pl].[11]

Estate

Holszański, as one of the last descendants of two powerful families, had considerable wealth. As a clergyman, he had no offspring, so his property passed mostly to the families of his sisters or to the monarch. In 1518, from his mother Sophia of Chożów, he received the royal lease of the castle in Punia, and the house in Vilnius that Holszański sold in 1528 to Mikołaj Wieżgajło [pl].[14] After his mother's death (shortly after 1518), Holszański inherited the family's main estates: Halshany, Lebiedziewo [be], Chożów [be], Dunilavichy and Voŭpa.[15] These estates were transferred to the royal family after Holszański's death. After the death of his sister Barbara, a nun, he handed over the Vishnyev estate belonging to her to his sister Aleksandra's husband Mikołaj Pac [pl].[15]

References

  1. ^ The date is uncertain and some sources cite 1486 or even 1436, the latter probably being an error
  2. ^ Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija. T-1 p.171
  3. ^ (in French) Dmitry Tolstoy: Le catholicisme romain en Russie, pp.464-465
  4. ^ Gudavičius, Edvardas. "Povilas Alšėniškis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ (in Polish) Rita Regina Trimoniene: Polityka jagiellońska a kształtowanie się litewskiego narodu politycznego w końcu XV – I połowie XVI wieku
  6. ^ Frost 2015, p. 84.
  7. ^ Wróbel 2013, p. 358.
  8. ^ a b Prokop 2001, p. 42.
  9. ^ Wróbel 2013, p. 360.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Prokop 2001, p. 43.
  11. ^ a b Prokop 2001, p. 44.
  12. ^ (in Polish) Marceli Kosman: Protestanci i kontrreformacja: z dziejów tolerancji w Rzeczypospolitej XVI-XVIII wieku, p.51
  13. ^ A.Bumblauskas. Senosios Lietuvos istorija. 2005 p. 236-237
  14. ^ Wróbel 2013, p. 359-360.
  15. ^ a b Wróbel 2013, p. 365.

Further reading

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Łuck

1507–1536 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Wilno

1536–1555 		Succeeded by
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