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Henryk Firlej

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His Excellency
Henryk Firlej
Archbishop of Gniezno
Primate of Poland
Coat of armsPOL COA Lewart.svg
Born1574
Balice, Poland
Died1626
Skierniewice, Poland
FamilyFirlej
MotherBarbara Mniszech

Henryk Firlej of Dąbrowica, of the Lewart coat of arms (born in 1574 in Balice, died on February 25, 1626 in Skierniewice) – Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1624 to 1626, Deputy Chancellor of the Crown from 1613 to 1618, Grand Referendary of the Crown in 1605, provost of the Płock Cathedral Chapter from 1607 to 1617[1], and Bishop of Płock from 1617 to 1624, commendatory provost of the Miechów monastery in 1612, Kraków scholastic in 1594, Royal Secretary in 1596[2], and Sandomierz canon until 1614[3].

Biography

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Son of Grand Marshal of the Crown Jan Firlej and Barbara Mniszech of her own coat of arms. Baptized in his youth as a Calvinist. After his father’s death, his mother and brothers raised him as a Catholic. Half-brother of Grand Treasurer of the Crown Jan Firlej, Mikołaj, Piotr, and Andrzej.

He initially studied in Ingolstadt and Graz under the Jesuits, later in Padua and Rome[4]. In Rome, he joined the household of Pope Clement VIII, becoming his chamberlain, domestic prelate, referendary of both signatures, apostolic protonotary, and Roman count. In 1595, he received subdeacon ordination in Rome. In 1596, he returned to Poland with the papal nuncio and, on the pope’s recommendation, joined the Crown Chancery. In 1598, he was ordained a priest[2]. During the Zebrzydowski Rebellion in 1606, he supported the king[5]. On October 7, 1606, he signed the Janowiec Agreement[6].

Between 1617 and 1624, on his initiative, the early Baroque Bishops of Płock Palace in Brok nad Bugiem was built[7]. In 1625, he began the Baroque reconstruction of the Łowicz Collegiate Church. He also built a church in Ciernice and one of the chapels at the Dominican Church in Lublin[5].

His career was owed to his lineage, the patronage of the king and pope, as well as his education, gentle character, and the splendor with which he surrounded himself.

He died in 1626 in Skierniewice and was buried in the Łowicz Collegiate Church in a tin sarcophagus[8].

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Preceded by Deputy Chancellor of the Crown
?–? 		Succeeded by
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Łuck
1616–1617 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Płock
1617–1624 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Gniezno
Primate of Poland
1624–1626 		Succeeded by


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  1. ^ Antoni Julian Nowowiejski, Płock: A Historical Monograph / Written During the World War and Printed in 1930, Płock [1931], p. 354.
  2. ^ a b Clerics from Polish, Lithuanian, and Prussian Lands Ordained in Rome (16th – Early 20th Century), edited by Stanisław Jujeczka, Wrocław 2018, p. 51.
  3. ^ Jan Wiśniewski, Catalog of Sandomierz Prelates and Canons from 1186–1926, Including Sandomierz Chapter Sessions from 1581 to 1866, Radom 1928, p. 61.
  4. ^ Władysław Czapliński, Henryk Firlej in: Polish Biographical Dictionary, vol. VI, Kraków 1948, p. 477.
  5. ^ a b "Henryk Firlej • Primate of Poland". prymaspolski.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ^ Alexander Rembowski, Zebrzydowski Rebellion: Historical Materials Preceded by a Foreword and Essay Titled Confederation and Rebellion in Old Polish State Law, Warsaw 1893, p. 213.
  7. ^ Piotr Lasek (2023-01-01). "A New Perspective on the Bishops of Płock Palace in Brok". Biuletyn Historii Sztuki. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  8. ^ "Telewizja Polska S.A". "Archaeologists Discover Crypts of Polish Primates Unopened for Centuries [PHOTOS]" (in Polish). lodz.tvp.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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