About Andrzej Towiański
Lived 1799 – 1878 (aged 78–79). Andrzej Towiański was a Polish and Russian philosopher, cult leader and religious leader.
Andrzej Tomasz Towiański (; January 1, 1799 – May 13, 1878) was a Polish–Lithuanian philosopher and messianic religious leader.
Life
Towiański was born in , a village near Vilnius, which after the partitions of Poland belonged to the Russian Empire. He was the charismatic leader of the Towiańskiite sect, known also as (the Circle of God's Cause). In 1839 he experienced a vision in which the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary urged him to act as a messenger of the Apocalypse. The Poles, the French—particularly Napoleon—and Jews were to play leading roles.
His extraordinary influence on Mickiewicz, a leader of the Polish emigre community, was divisive, and some members of the community accused him of being a Russian agent.
He died in Zurich.
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Who was Andrzej Towiański?
Polish philosopher (1799–1878)
When was Andrzej Towiański born?
Andrzej Towiański was born in 1799 in Antašventė.
When did Andrzej Towiański die?
Andrzej Towiański died on 13 May 1878 in Zurich.
What was Andrzej Towiański's occupation?
Andrzej Towiański was a philosopher, cult leader and religious leader.
What nationality was Andrzej Towiański?
Andrzej Towiański was Polish and Russian.
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