Jan Małachowski (1623-1699) was Bishop of

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(1676-1681),

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(1681-1699), and Vice-Chancellor to the Crown.

Life

Małachowski spent his early years serving in the military under Stanisław Rewera Potocki. He was married, but he joined the clergy when his wife died. In the 1680s, Małachowski was active in Bodzentyn, organizing a popular

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there. In 1695, Małachowski founded a church and convent for the Visitation Sisters in Kraków. The Order of the Visitation had been previously brought to Warsaw from France by Queen Louise. Małachowski is known to have collected large tapestries, some of which he donated to the cathedral in Kraków.Wyspiański, S. (2017). Acropolis: The Wawel Plays. United Kingdom: Glagoslav Publications B.V. (N). p. glossary. Małachowski was buried in the crypt underneath the cathedral in Kraków.Czyżewski, Krzysztof J., and Marek Walczak. “The Monuments with Portrait Busts of the Bishops of Cracow: On the History of the Reception of Roman Baroque Models of Sepulchral Art in Poland (Bernini – Algardi – Rossi).” ''Artibus et Historiae'', vol. 36, no. 71, 2015, pp. 181–223.

Legacy

The cathedral in Kraków contains a memorial to Małachowski that features a bronze bust. The memorial is near the altar of St. Stanislaus.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Małachowski, Jan 1623 births 1699 deaths Bishops of Kraków Burials at Wawel Cathedral 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Place of birth missing