About Jan ze Szprewy
Lived 1400 – 1464. Jan ze Szprewy was a Polish catholic priest, presbyter and catholic bishop.
Jan ze Sprowy (?-1464) Jan Sprowski or as John of Odrowąż (John Odrowąż from Sprowa) was a 15th-century Roman Catholic Archbishop of Gniezno, and Primate of Poland and Lithuania.
He was a Canon of Kraków, Gniezno, and Poznań and a member of the Royal Secretary from 1450 until 1453. He was appointed Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1453 to 1464 where he was a protégé and supporter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon.
As Primate he called 3 synods, in 1456, 1457 and a third in 1459. In 1460 he founded the chapel of the Annunciation, (today Corpus Christi) at the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gniezno. He died on 14 April 1464.
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Who was Jan ze Szprewy?
Polish archbishop
When was Jan ze Szprewy born?
Jan ze Szprewy was born in 1400.
When did Jan ze Szprewy die?
Jan ze Szprewy died on 14 April 1464 in Kraków.
What was Jan ze Szprewy's occupation?
Jan ze Szprewy was a catholic priest, presbyter and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Jan ze Szprewy?
Jan ze Szprewy was Polish.
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