Benedykt Chmielowski
Nałęcz – Chmielowski coat of arms
Benedykt Joachim Chmielowski (1700–1763) was a Polish priest born in Łuck.
He wrote Nowe Ateny — the first Polish-language encyclopedia. It was first published in 1745-46; the second edition was supplemented between 1754 and 1764.
Chmielowski is also the author of the popular prayer Bieg roku całego (1728), printed in 20x in the 18th and 19th centuries. He also compiled and published a roll of arms (Zbiór krótki herbów polskich, oraz wsławionych cnotą i naukami Polaków, 1763) and authored a religious novel (Ucieczka przez świętych do Boga, 1730).
Further reading
- Maria Wichowa (1999) Ksiądz Benedykt Chmielowski jako uczony barokowy (Napis, Seria V/1999, s. 45)
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