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Woyna Family
*Abraham Woyna Abraham Woyna (Wojna; lt, Abraomas Vaina) (1569–1649) was a Roman Catholic priest and auxiliary bishop of Vilnius (1611–1626), bishop of Samogitia (1626–1631) and then bishop of Vilnius (1631–1649). His term in office was marked by the ..., Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Vilnius (and other offices) * Jerzy Woyna Orlewicz (born 1943), Polish alpine skier * Marian Woyna Orlewicz (1913-2011), Polish cross-country skier See also * * :Woyna family {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Woyna
Abraham Woyna (Wojna; lt, Abraomas Vaina) (1569–1649) was a Roman Catholic priest and auxiliary bishop of Vilnius (1611–1626), bishop of Samogitia (1626–1631) and then bishop of Vilnius (1631–1649). His term in office was marked by the rise of Calvinism in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, to which he was actively opposed. Among his achievements was the foundation of the monasteries of the Discalced Carmelites and the Good Friars in Vilna (modern Vilnius, Lithuania), the latter of which also opened up a hospital and a pharmacy nearby. He also led the anti-Protestant faction in the local politics and led the persecution of the Calvinist activist Bibliography * Wileński słownik biograficzny. Bydgoszcz: 2002. . External links Bishop Abraomas Voina (Wojna) 1569 births 1649 deaths Abraham Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Woyna Orlewicz
Jerzy Woyna Orlewicz (born 14 May 1943) is a Polish alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References 1943 births Living people Polish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Poland Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Skiers from Zakopane FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing Competitors at the 1964 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1966 Winter Universiade 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Woyna Orlewicz
Marian Wiktor Woyna-Orlewicz (5 October 1913 – 13 January 2011) was a Polish cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ... who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was born in Wadowice and died in Zakopane. In 1936 he was a member of the Polish cross-country relay team which finished seventh in the Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 km relay, 4x10 km relay event. In the Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 km, 18 km competition at the same Olympiad he finished 32nd. Before his death, he was the oldest living Polish Olympic competitor. References External links Profile 1913 births 2011 deaths Polish male cross-country skiers Polish male Nordic combined skiers Olympic cross-country skiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |