Ludwik Łętowski (13 September 1786 – 25 August 1868) was a Polish writer and

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man who was

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of Ioppe.

Biography

Łętowski was born in Tarnawatka to a family that claimed the Ogończyk coat of arms. According to writer , Łętowski received military decorations for service with a Galician unit and was also a prisoner of war in 1812. After his military service, Łętowski joined the clergy and became a priest by 1818. In 1845, Łętowski became bishop of the

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of Ioppe. He was also made Auxiliary

Bishop of Kraków A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

. In 1861, Łętowski ordained Albin Dunajewski who would later become

and

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. Łętowski died in 1868. According to historian Jolanta Pekacz, Łętowski labeled the

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as "idlers" and "revolutionary communists" who "wanted to turn the world around" due to their dislike of higher

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. These views existed within the context of broader class-based frictions in Europe at the time.Pekacz, J. T. (2002). ''Music in the culture of Polish Galicia, 1772-1914''. United Kingdom: University of Rochester Press. p. 34. . Historian considered Łętowski to be biased towards the side of the

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Works

Titles

* ''Katalog biskupoẃ krakowskich'' * ''Katedra na Wawelu''

Gallery

File:Katedra krakowska na Wawelu 1859 (5766731).jpg,

Wawel Cathedral The Wawel Cathedral (), formally titled the Archcathedral Basilica of Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Saint Stanislaus and St. Wenceslas, Saint Wenceslaus, () is a Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland. Nearly 1000 years old, it ...

, ''Katedra na Wawelu'' (1859) File:Katedra krakowska na Wawelu 1859 (5767342).jpg,

interior, ''Katedra na Wawelu'' (1859) File:Katedra krakowska na Wawelu 1859 (5767209).jpg,

interior, ''Katedra na Wawelu'' (1859)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Łętowski, Ludwik 1786 births 1868 deaths 19th-century Polish Roman Catholic priests Order of Saint Stanislaus People from Tomaszów Lubelski County 19th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops Polish Roman Catholic titular bishops Auxiliary bishops