Filip Padniewski
Bishop of Kraków (1510–1572)
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Filip Padniewski (1510–1572) was a Polish orator and clergyman. He was Bishop of Przemyśl (1559) and Bishop of Kraków (1560-1572).[1]
PredecessorAndrzej Zebrzydowski
SuccessorFranciszek Krasiński
Previous postsBishop of Przemyśl, Vice-Chancellor, Royal Secretary to Vienna
Born1510
Filip Padniewski | |
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| Bishop of Krakow | |
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| Predecessor | Andrzej Zebrzydowski |
| Successor | Franciszek Krasiński |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Przemyśl, Vice-Chancellor, Royal Secretary to Vienna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1510 |
| Died | 17 April 1572 (aged 61–62) |
Filip Padniewski was born in 1510 to Wojciech and Małgorzata of Żerniki, castellan of Kalisz.[1]
Padniewski was heavily involved with the Union of Lublin and engaged in debate around the issues. He took certain staunch stances regarding the nature of the union, arguing that the union could only be mutually broken by the parties, Poland and Lithuania.[2]
Padniewski was also a patron of poet Jan Kochanowski.[3]
Sculptor Jan Michalowicz carved Padniewski's tomb.[4]
Legacy
Padniewski appears in Union of Lublin, a painting by Jan Matejko.[5]
Center, wearing a mitre
An artist's breakdown of Union of Lublin
Padniewski tomb
![An artist's breakdown of Union of Lublin](#/media/File:Andrzej_Jan_Dudrak_-_Explanation_for_the_painting_"The_Union_of_Lublin"_-_MNK_IX-4689-1_(450642).jpg)
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