Tomasz II, bishop of Wrocław
Appearance
Tomasz II, bishop of Wrocław | |
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Tenure | Roman Catholic Bishop of Wrocław (1270–), bishop |
Predecessor | Bishop of Wrocław (Tomasz I), bishop |
Successor | Bishop of Wrocław (Jan Romka), bishop |
Years active | 1270 |
Born | 13th century |
Died | 15 March 1292 |
Occupation | Religious figure, Catholic priest, canon, Catholic bishop |
Tomasz II Zaremba was a medieval bishop of Wrocław, Poland from 1270 until 1292.[1]
Tomasz Zaremba was a
.As a bishop, he advocated extensively on behalf of the
Notably, Thomas was involved for years in a violent dispute withRaciborz.[5]
In 1287 a reconciliation was effected between them at Regensburg, and in 1288 the duke founded the collegiate Church of the Holy Cross at Wrocław as part of the reconciliation.[6] Before his death, on the Eve of St. John in 1290, the duke confirmed the rights of the Church to sovereignty over the territories of
Prince-Bishop
in Wrocław.
Other achievements of Thomas II include the
high altar of the cathedral, attendance at the First Council of Lyon (1274), holding a diocesan synod in 1279 and the establishment of the St. Thomas Collegiate Church in Racibórz.[7]
References
- ^ Bishops of Wroclaw Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine at the Wrocław Diocese Webpage .
- ^ Oskar Halecki, W: F. Reddaway, J. H. Penson, The Cambridge History of Poland, Cambridge University Press, page 100.
- ^ Sebastian Piotr Bartos, Negotiations of Power in a Medieval Society: Ecclesiastical Authority and Secular Rulership in Little Poland, 1177-1320,ProQuest, 2008. page 165.
- ^ Anne Duggan, Nobles and Nobility in Medieval Europe: Concepts, Origins, Transformations. Boydell & Brewer Ltd,2000 page 124 & 103.
- ^ Richard W. Unger, Jakub Basista, Britain and Poland-Lithuania: Contact and Comparison from the Middle Ages.BRILL, 2008 page 72.
- ^ The Church of the Holy Cross.
- ^ tourist routes in Wroclaw.