Jan Dymitr Solikowski
Jan Dymitr Solikowski (Latin Ioannes Demetrius Solicovius and the like; * around 1539 , Sieradz (?), Kingdom of Poland ; † June 27, 1603 , Lwów , Poland-Lithuania ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman, diplomat and writer. He was Archbishop of Lemberg (1583-1603).
Life
His father Jan Solikowski was the mayor of Sieradz. Jan Dymitr Solikowski studied at the Academy in Kraków (1556–1559) and at the University in Wittenberg with Philipp Melanchthon (1559–1560). In 1562 he earned a master's degree in science and philosophy, in the same year he became a chaplain . From 1564 he was secretary to the Polish king and took part in some diplomatic missions. In 1570 he was a signatory to the Peace of Szczecin .
In 1583 Jan Solikowski was appointed Archbishop of Lwów . In 1589 he signed the Bytom and Będzin treaties. In 1593 he headed a synod of his archbishopric, which was supposed to implement the resolutions of the Council of Trent . Jan Solikowski took part in the talks with the Orthodox bishops about merging the churches and signed the Union of Brest in 1596 .
He was the author of numerous theological and political writings.
Web links
- Entry on Jan Dymitr Solikowski on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Jan Dymitr Solikowski (Polish, PDF)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solikowski, Jan Dymitr |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solicovius, Ioannes Demetrius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Lviv, diplomat and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1539 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1603 |
| Place of death | Lwów , Poland-Lithuania |