Żyrosław I (Latin: Siroslaus) was

Bishop of Wrocław Bishops of the (Breslau )Wrocław Bishopric, Prince-Bishopric (1290–1918), and Archdiocese (since 1930; see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław for details). Bishops * 1000–? – John (Johannes) * 1051–1062 – Hieronymus * 1063–1072 � ...

from 1112 to 1120. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław Poland
at GCatholic Website. Little is known about his origins, career or his Episcopal work, however, he was the first local

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

. His predecessors, known only by name, appear to have been from the area of the

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. His tenure saw the foundation of the

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...

Głogów Głogów (; , rarely , ) is a city in western Poland. It is the county seat of Głogów County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Głogów is the sixth largest town in the Voivodeship; its population in 2021 was 65,400. Among the oldest towns in Po ...

, the Augustinian monastery in Gorkau near Zobten, the

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monastery on the Elblag, as well as

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in Rauden, Magdalene gutters in

Nowogrodziec Nowogrodziec () is a town in Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Nowogrodziec. It lies on the east bank of the Kwisa river south of the Lower Silesi ...

, and

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s in

Lwówek Śląski Lwówek Śląski (; formerly ''Lwów''; ) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 9,000 inhabitants. It is the administrativ ...

. He died in 1120.

References

Year of birth unknown Christianity in Wrocław Bishops of Wrocław 1120 deaths {{Poland-bishop-stub