Jan Benisławski
Former Coadjutor Bishop of Mogilev (1735–1812)
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Jan Benisławski (1735–1812) was a Polish clergyman who was the coadjutor bishop of Mohilev and the titular bishop of Gadara.[1]
Jan Benisławski | |
|---|---|
| Coadjutor Bishop of Mogilev Titular Bishop of Gadara | |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | by Giovanni Andrea Archetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1735 |
| Died | 1812 (aged 76–77) |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
Biography
Benisławski was born in 1735 in Inflanty Voivodeship and entered the Jesuit Order.[2] In 1773, the Jesuits were suppressed by the papal brief titled Dominus ac Redemptor, and Benisławski then went to work for the National Education Commission which was created in that same year.[3] In 1782, Catherine II made Benisławski the coadjutor bishop of Mohilev, and Benisławski received the pope's recognition of the Mohilev diocese in 1783.[4] According to historian Gustaw Manteuffel, Benisławski also authored works on theology.[2]
Benisławski died in 1812. According to Kasper Niesiecki, Benisławski was a recipient of the Order of the White Eagle and Order of Saint Stanislaus.[5]
Works
- (1774) Institutiones logicae
- (1799) Rozmyślania dla księży świeckich o powinnościach chrześciańskich z listów i Ewangelii wzięte