Jacek Rybiński
Józef Jacek Rybiński (28 February 1701 in Torczyn - 15 April 1782 in Oliwa) was a Cistercian and the last abbot of the Oliwa Monastery. He attended the Jesuit seminary in Stare Szkoty near Gdańsk (Danzig). He held a position at the court of the King of Poland August II and was a secretary to the Under Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1729 he took monastic vows. He studied theology and church law in Rome and Prague. In 1740 he became the abbot of the Oliwa monastery. He was a friend of the Polish general, poet and political figure Józef Wybicki and a supporter of the Bar Confederation, an association of szlachta, Polish nobles organized to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence. He backed August III for King of Poland and opposed the Czartoryski family. Thanks to his monetary backing the Abbot's Palace in Oliwa, Abbot's Palace in Oliwa was constructed, as well as the surrounding Oliwa Park, des ...
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Torczyn
Torchyn ( uk, Торчин, pl, Torczyn) is an urban-type settlement in Lutsk Raion of Volyn Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Serna (river), Serna in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Population: Economy Transportation The closed railway station is in Lutsk. The settlement is on Highway Y22 (Ukraine), Highway H22 connecting Lutsk and Volodymyr (city), Volodymyr. Notable people * Jacek Rybiński, Polish Cistercian abbot References

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