Johann V Thurzo
| Johann Thurzo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Wrocław | |
| File:Jan Thurzo-nagrobek.JPG | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Diocese | Wrocław |
| In office | 21 January 1506 – 2 August 1520 |
| Predecessor | Johann Roth von Wemding |
| Successor | Jakub von Salza |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Wrocław |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1464[1] Kraków, Silesia |
| Died | 2 August 1520 (aged 56) |
| Parents | János Thurzó (father) |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, 1484 Master's degree, 1487 |
| Ordination history | |
| History Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Stanislav I Thurzo Co-consecrators John Filipec, Heinrich von Fulstein Date 22 March 1506 Place Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Wrocław | |
Johann V Thurzo (Polish: Jan V Thurzo, Hungarian: Thurzó V. János; 1464–1520[2][1]) was a 15th-century Bishop of Wrocław in Silesia, now Poland.[3] A great patron and lover of the arts and sciences, Martin Luther called him "the greatest bishop of the century".
Johann was the son of János Thurzó a protestant, Zips Saxon Hungarian nobleman of the Thurzó family and mayor of Kraków, and his first wife, Ursula Bem. Johann gained a Bachelor of Arts in 1484 and a master's degree in 1487, and then studied canon law in Italy.
He was Dean of Wrocław Cathedral from March 1502 and Bishop of Wrocław from 1506 to 1520, while his brother Stanislav was Bishop of Olomouc. As bishop, Johann Thurzo was patron of artists, including Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach, and poets. He corresponded with Martin Luther on matters of theology and was involved in the founding of University of Wittenberg.[4][5]
See also
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Catholic-Hierarchy.org reports that the year of his birth, 1464, as uncertain. "Bishop Jan Thurzó †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- Back to citation "Bishop Jan Thurzó †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- Back to citation "A Thousand Years of the Bishopric of Wroclaw". Papieski Wydział Teologiczny (Pontifical Faculty of Theology). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław. 2 May 1997. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- Back to citation "The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist". Dolnyslask Szlaki Kulturowe (Lower Silesian Cultural Routes). Archived from the original on 30 June 2016 – via szlakikulturowe.dolnyslask.pl.
- Back to citation Thausing, Moritz (1882). Albert Dürer: His Life and Work. Vol. 2. Kessinger Publishing. p. 8.
Further reading
- Kaczmarek, Romuald (2012). "Pieczęcie biskupa wrocławskiego Jana V Thurzona" [Seals of the Bishop of Wrocław Jan V Thurzon]. In Dáňová, Helena; Mezihoráková, Klára; Prix, Dalibor (eds.). Artem ad vitam. Kniha k poctě Ivo Hlobila [Artem ad vitam. A book in honour of Ivo Hlobil]. Prague: Artefactum. pp. 469–479.
- Markgraf, Hermann. "Johann V (Turzo), Bischof von Breslau" [John V (Turzo), Bishop of Breslau]. Alegemeine Deutsche Biographie [General German biography]. Vol. 14. pp. 188–189.
- Menzel, Josef Joachim (1974). "Johannes V. Turzo, Bischof von Breslau". Neue Deutsche Biographie [New German Biography] (in German). Vol. 10. Berlin. pp. 482–483.
- Szewczyk, Aleksandra (2009). Mecenat artystyczny biskupa wrocławskiego Jana V Thurzona (1506-1520) [Artistic patronage of the Bishop of Wrocław, Jan V Turzo] (in Polish). Wrocław. ISBN 9788374324915. OL 30761366M.
- Paulinyi, Oskar (1931). "Johann V. Thurzo, Bischof von Breslau" [Johann V Thurzo, Bishop of Breslau]. Schlesische Lebensbilder [Silesian Images of Life] (in German). Vol. 4. Breslau. pp. 1–5.