Marcin Kazanowski, (1563/66The year of birth is not certain due to several conflicting sources – 19 October 1636) was a

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( szlachcic), magnate, castellan of Halice from 1622,

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Podole Voivodeship The Podolian Voivodeship, uk, Подільське воєводство or Palatinate of Podolia was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland, since 1434 until 1793, except for the period of Ottoman occup ...

from 1632 and

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of the

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from 1633. Married to Katarzyna Starzycka in 1600, he was the father of Dominik Aleksander Kazanowski (1605–1648), voivode of Bracław. His family, the

Kazanowski family 180px, Marcin Kazanowski (1563/1566-1636) Kazanowski (plural: Kazanowscy) was a Polish noble family. Magnates in the 16th and 17th century. Their origins are traced either to Kazanów in Opoczno County or Kazanów near Lubartów. Notable membe ...

, descendants of Mediolan Comeses, founded the town of Kazanów in 1566. Under Hetman

Stanisław Koniecpolski Stanisław Koniecpolski (1591 – 11 March 1646) was a Polish military commander, regarded as one of the most talented and capable in the history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was also a magnate, a royal official (''starosta''), ...

, he was one of the commanding officers in the

Battle of Górzno The Battle of Górzno was a battle fought during the ending phase of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on 12 February 1629. The Swedes were commanded by Herman Wrangel, and the Poles ...

in 1629 against the Swedes. The discovery legend of the Madonna Bołszowiecka relates that during one of the battles against

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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

s, Hetman Kazanowski discovered the

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of the Blessed Virgin. This was viewed by his troops as a

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and boosted their morale, leading to a victory. Under King

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, he also participated in the wars against the

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