Jan Lubrański

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Tomb of Jan Lubrański in Poznań cathedral
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Tomb of Jan Lubrański in Poznań cathedral

Jan Lubrański (1456-1520) was a Polish bishop, politician and diplomat. His coat of arms was Godziemba.

Godziemba Coat of Arms of bishop Lubrański
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Godziemba Coat of Arms of bishop Lubrański

He was a bishop of Płock between 1497 - 1498 and Poznań since 1498, founder of many churches in his dioceses, initiator of the reconstruction of the Poznań cathedral. As a bishop he was automatically a senator, close collaborator of the Polish kings, he was frequently used as a diplomat.

In 1519 he has founded a college in Poznań called the Lubrański Academy after his name.


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