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Jesuit College in Kalisz

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Jesuit buildings in Kalisz

The Jesuit College in Kalisz (Polish: Kolegium jezuitów w Kaliszu) was a college founded by the Jesuit Order in Kalisz, Poland. It existed from 1583 until the Jesuit suppression in 1773.

History

The college was founded in 1584 by the Primate of Poland, Stanisław Karnkowski, and it became a popular destination for the nobility.[1][2] According to historian Albert Pollard, the college managed to reach a size of 500 students.[2] In the 17th century, during the Deluge, the college struggled when it and several other Jesuit colleges were looted by the Swedish armies.[3]

The college was known for its drama department, with drama education occurring as early as 1592.[1] Pupils performed for King Sigismund Vasa on one occasion,[4] and the college also eventually attracted playwright Andrzej Temberski as a lecturer.[5]

The college in Kalisz and several other Jesuit colleges were closed in 1773 in the wake of the Jesuit suppression.[6] Important collections of maps, books, and drama from the college still exist in the modern period, with some pieces residing at the University of Warsaw Library.[7]

Notable lecturers

Notable students

See also

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Calma, Clarinda; Rzegocka, Jolanta; Bela, Teresa, eds. (2016). Publishing Subversive Texts in Elizabethan England and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Brill. pp. 41, 51, 52. ISBN 9789004320802.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Pollard, Albert (1892). The Jesuits in Poland. United Kingdom: Blackwell. p. 52. OL 7069224M – via Google Books.
  3. Back to citation Jami, Catherine; Saraiva, Luis, eds. (2008). The Jesuits, the Padroado and East Asian Science (1552-1773). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 77. ISBN 9789812771261.
  4. Back to citation Maryks, Robert Aleksander, ed. (2016). Exploring Jesuit Distinctiveness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ways of Proceeding Within the Society of Jesus. Brill. pp. 53, 50. ISBN 9789004313354.
  5. Back to citation Oba, H., Watanabe, A., Schaffenrath, F. (2021). Japan on the Jesuit Stage: Transmissions, Receptions, and Regional Contexts. Netherlands: Brill. p. 258. ISBN 978-90-04-44890-2
  6. Back to citation Davies, N. (2005). God's Playground A History of Poland: Volume 1: The Origins to 1795. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-19-925339-5
  7. Back to citation Frankot, Edda; Brand, Hanno; Bes, Lennart, eds. (2007). Baltic Connections (3 Vols.): Archival Guide to the Maritime Relations of the Countries Around the Baltic Sea (including the Netherlands) 1450-1800. Brill. p. 1868. ISBN 9789047432517; Maryks, Robert Aleksander, ed. (2016). Exploring Jesuit Distinctiveness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ways of Proceeding Within the Society of Jesus. Brill. pp. 53, 50. ISBN 9789004313354; Calma, Clarinda; Rzegocka, Jolanta; Bela, Teresa, eds. (2016). Publishing Subversive Texts in Elizabethan England and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Brill. pp. 41, 51, 52. ISBN 9789004320802.
  8. Back to citation Stammerjohann, Harro, ed. (2009). Lexicon Grammaticorum: A Bio-bibliographical Companion to the History of Linguistics. Niemeyer. p. 819. ISBN 978-3-484-97112-7
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