Jan Lubrański (1456 – 22 May 1520) was a Polish

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and

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. His

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was Godziemba.

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Lubrański was

bishop of Płock A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop i ...

between 1497 and 1498 and

bishop of Poznań A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

since 1498, founder of many churches in his dioceses, initiator of the reconstruction of the

Poznań cathedral The Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Poznań is one of the oldest churches in Poland and the oldest Polish cathedral, dating from the 10th century. It stands on the island of Ostrów Tumski north-east of the city centre. His ...

. As a bishop he was automatically a

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, close collaborator of the

Polish kings Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16t ...

, he was frequently used as a diplomat. In 1519 he founded a

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Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

, which is named

Lubrański Academy The Lubrański Academy (Polish: ''Akademia Lubrańskiego''; Latin: ''Collegium Lubranscianum'') was a university college that was established in 1518 in Poznań by Bishop Jan Lubrański. It was the first school with university aspirations in Pozna� ...

in his memory.

Bibliography

* Antoni Gąsiorowski, Jerzy Topolski: ''Wielkopolski słownik biograficzny'', Warszawa-Poznań 1983, PWN * Jan Pakulski, ''Krąg rodzinny biskupa Jana Lubrańskiego'', ''Kronika Miasta Poznania'', 1999, 2, s. 28–43.

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Ecclesiastical senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1456 births 1520 deaths Diplomats from Poznań 15th-century Polish nobility Bishops of Poznań 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland Burials at Poznań Cathedral Clan of Godziemba 16th-century Polish nobility {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub