Leon Michał Przyłuski
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Leon Michał Przyłuski (1789–1865) was a Polish Roman Catholic Bishop and Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland,[1] in the years 1845-1865.[2] who was active in the Polish independence movement of the late 1800s.
Early life
He was born in 1789 (probably on October 5>) in Strzeszynku, to father, Stanisław (1747-1843) of the Lubicz noble family and his mother Sarah Wal (1750-1848). In 1806 he studied at the seminary in Poznań and from 1811-1813 at the University of Wroclaw. Following which in 1814 he was ordained.[3]
In 1817, he was made a pastor in Podgorne and in 1823 he was transferred to Śrem (Schrimm). In 1817 he also received a doctorate in Laws.[4]
In the years 1824-1825 and in 1831 he served as Vicar General and oficjała Archdiocese of Poznań and from 1843 to 1844 in the Office of vicar of the Curia of Gniezno.
In 1845 he was on a list of candidates approved by the King of Prussia and the Pope approved his selection on 27 April 1845.[5]
Career as Primate
As Bishop he advocated for representation of Polish national to the Prussian Government. In January 1846, the Prussian government forced him to make an announcement denouncing the Wielki Poland Uprising, but in March 1848, he stood at the head of the deputation to the Prussian King concerning the maintenance of the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Poznań. He also corresponded with the authorities in Berlin at this time. At the same time, he urged priests to support the opposition to the Division of the Grand Duchy.
In 1857, he was the (first) Honorary President of Poznań society of friends of Science.[6]
End of his Primacy
His support for the uprisings of the early 1860s caused the authorities to approach the Vatican in 1862 to seek the removal of Przyłuski as Archbishop. In 1865, the Pope decided to replace Przyłuski with Cardinal Przyłuskiego, but Przyłuski died before this became effective.
He died on the 12 March 1865, in Poznań and he is buried in the Poznań Cathedral. His heart, according to his will and testament is in the basement of the Cathedral of Gniezno.
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- ↑ K. Śmigiel, Słownik biograficzny arcybiskupów gnieźnieńskich i prymasów Polski”.
- ↑ Leon Przyłuski at the Gniezno Diocese Webpage.(in Polish)
- ↑ Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 7, Page 204.
- ↑ Leon Michał Przyłuski at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ↑ Leon Michał Przyłuski at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ↑ Erzepki, a list of members of the society of friends of science in Poznan, Poznan, 1896, p. 1.