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Erazm Ciołek (bishop Of Płock)
Erazm Ciołek (1474–1522) was a Polish diplomat and writer, Bishop of Płock from 1504 to his death. He was also the author of '' Ciołek's Missal'', one of the oldest works of Polish literature, and patron of the artists. Biography Born in 1474 to a burgher family in Kraków, Ciołek graduated from the Kraków Academy with the Master's in 1491.Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna (2007)Biskup płocki, bp Erazm Ciołek. Retrieved . He is not to be confused with Erazm Ciołek from the same family, who received his Master's in 1512. In 1494 Erazm Ciołek (future Bishop of Płock) became the secretary of Polish king Alexander Jagiellon and one of his favorite courtiers. In 1501 he left on a diplomatic mission to Rome, where he received Holy Orders. In Rome, Ciołek discussed Alexander's marriage and possible divorce from Helena of Moscow, who was an Eastern Orthodox. Helena's father, Ivan III of Russia, accused Alexander of religious intolerance and used it as a pretext for the renewed ...
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Mogiła Abbey
Mogiła Abbey ( pl, Opactwo Cystersów w Mogile; la, Abbatia B.M.V. de Clara Tumba) is a Cistercian monastery in the Nowa Huta District of Kraków, Poland. The abbey was founded in 1222 by the Bishop of Kraków, Iwo Odrowąż. The religious complex was built for religious reasons as well as for prestige. It was the largest and most impressive church in medieval Poland after Wawel Cathedral, and served as the Odrowąż family's burial place until the 16th century. The architectural complex includes the stuccoed Polish Gothic church, the Basilica of the Holy Cross ( pl, Bazylika Krzyża Świętego), which serves as the Parish Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle as well as the abbey church for the monks. There is also the Polish Renaissance-style abbot's palace, built around 1569, as well as the red-brick monastery, with a broad inner courtyard, outbuildings, vegetable garden, greenhouse, etc. History Under the reign of Henry I the Bearded, the Duke of Silesia, a community of ...
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