Piotr Gamrat of Sulima arms (1487 – 27 August 1545) was
Archbishop
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of
Gniezno
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and
Primate
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of
Poland
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.Nitecki, Piotr (2000) ''Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965–1999: słownik biograficzny'' (''The Bishops of the Church in Poland in the Years 965 – 1999: Biographical Dictionary'' (2nd edition) Instytut Wydawniczy Pax, Warsaw, Poland, pages 108–109, , in Polish
Biography
Gamrat was born in Samoklęskinear Jasło, Poland. Early in his career, Gamrat was the royal secretary to
Sigismund I the Old
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Przemyśl
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since 1535, of
Kraków
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since 1538 and simultaneously
Archbishop of Gniezno
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Marcin Kromer
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was Gamrat's secretary.
Gamrat actively fought the influence of the
Protestant Reformation
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. He contributed to the development of
sermon
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s, reformed religious education in Poland, and reformed the local administration of the Catholic Churches. In addition to his activity in the dioceses, he led a secular lifestyleRule, William Harris (compiler) (1851) "Chapter VIII: Gamrat, Primate of Poland" ''Martyrologia; or, Records of Religious Persecution, a New and Comprehensive Book of Martyrs of Ancient and Modern Times compiled partly from the Acts and Monuments of J. Foxe and partly from other genuine and authentic documents: Volume III'' John Mason, London pages 535–536 and participated in the political life of the state.