Janusz z Tarnowa was
Archbishop of Gniezno
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.
He was appointed Archbishop 20 May 1258 and he died in office 1271. Brave, educated and well versed in political matters, he skilfully ruled the
Archdiocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
in the troubled and difficult times of the second invasion of the
Tatars
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Lithuania
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n pillaging of
Mazowsze.
Little is known of his life.
Jan Długosz maintains that he was from
Grzymałów, but this remains un-established, as is the hypotheses he belonged to the
Knights of Tarnawów's.
A trusted official and collaborator for 20 years, of
Pełka, he was unanimously supported as his replacement and was appointed
archbishop
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on 20 May 1258. One of the most momentous events of his tenure was the
canonization
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in 1266 of
Jadwiga Śląska by
Pope
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Urban IV
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and as
Archbishop
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he convened several provincial
council
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s.
Janusz
Archidiecezja Gnieźnieńska Website
Historian
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s do not agree on the date of his death but it was probably 1271 or 1272.
References
External links
Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral
1271 deaths
Archbishops of Gniezno
Year of birth unknown
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