Marek Jandołowicz, OCD (1713–1799), was a Polish
Discalced Carmelite
The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...
friar and priest, who was a patriot in the history of his nation.
One of the founders of the
Bar Confederation, Jandołowicz became its spiritual and religious leader. Taken prisoner by the Russian authorities and imprisoned for six years, he took part in the
Kościuszko Uprising. His person has become an inspiration to poets and writers of the
romanticism period, appearing for example in works of
Seweryn Goszczyński and
Juliusz Słowacki
Juliusz Słowacki (; french: Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the " Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of m ...
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1713 births
1799 deaths
Clergy from Lviv
People from Ruthenian Voivodeship
Discalced Carmelites
18th-century Polish–Lithuanian Roman Catholic priests
Bar confederates
Kościuszko insurgents
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