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Jan Lubrański

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Jan Lubrański
Bishop of Płock
Bishop of Poznań
Tomb of Jan Lubrański
Tomb of Jan Lubrański
Church Roman Catholic
Diocese Diocese of Poznań
In office 1498–1520
Predecessor Uriel Górka
Successor Piotr Tomicki
Personal details
Born 1456
Died 22 May 1520 (aged 63–64)
Buk
Buried Poznań Cathedral
Occupation bishop, diplomat

Jan Lubrański (1456 – 22 May 1520) was a Polish bishop, politician and diplomat. His coat of arms was Godziemba.

Information

Lubrański was bishop of Płock between 1497 and 1498 and bishop of Poznań since 1498, founder of many churches in his dioceses, initiator of the reconstruction of the Poznań cathedral. As a bishop he was automatically a senator, close collaborator of the Polish kings, he was frequently used as a diplomat. In 1519 he founded a college in Poznań, which is named Lubrański Academy in his memory.

Bibliography

  • Antoni Gąsiorowski, Jerzy Topolski: Wielkopolski słownik biograficzny, Warszawa-Poznań 1983, PWN ISBN 83-01-02722-3
  • Jan Pakulski, Krąg rodzinny biskupa Jana Lubrańskiego, Kronika Miasta Poznania, 1999, 2, s. 28–43. ISSN 0137-3552