Nanker (born Jan Kołda; also known as Nankier; ca. 1270–1341) was a Polish nobleman of Oksza coat of arms as well as

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 ...

(1320–1326) and

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(1326–1341). Supporter of King Ladislaus I the Short and

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and

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of Poland

Jakub Świnka Jakub Świnka (died 4 March 1314) was a Polish Catholic priest, the Archbishop of Gniezno and a notable politician and statesman, supporter of the idea of unification of all Polish lands under the rule of Władysław I the Elbow-high ("the Short") ...

, he initiated the construction of the

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 ...

. In 1337 he excommunicated

John of Bohemia John of Bohemia, also called the Blind or of Luxembourg (; ; ; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting ...

Biography

Jan Kołda was born in around 1270 in :pl:Kamień (Piekary Śląskie), Kamień, a Polish garrison at :pl:Rozbark, Rozbark silver mines at the eastern border of the Duchy of Bytom. In 1304 he was Archdeacon of Sandomierz From 1305-1307 studied, Canon law at the University of Bologna, University in Bologna, Italy which was a centre of glossators of Bologna, legal scholarship. In 1318 he returned to Poland and was appointed by the Chancellor of St. Mary's Church, and Dean of the Krakow Cathedral, chapter of Kraków. As Bishop of Krakow he set out the diocesan statutes, and initiated the construction of the Wawel Cathedral, Gothic Cathedral on the Wawel Hill. In 1337 he excommunicated King John of Luxembourg and became an ardent supporter of Pope, Papal policy. He died on April 8, 1341, in Nysa, Poland, Nysa and was buried in the Cathedral of John the Baptist in Wrocław. In 1952, the beatification process for Nanker was resumed and he is well known in Poland, Polish popular culture thanks to the movie Kazimierz Wielki (film), "Casimir the Great" in which his role was played by Tadeusz Fijewski.

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1270 births 1341 deaths Bishops of Kraków Prince-bishops of Breslau 14th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub

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