Jan Lutek
Bishop of Kraków
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Jan Lutek (died 1471) was a Polish diplomat and clergyman. He was Bishop of Kraków (1464–1471) and Vice-Chancellor to the Crown.[1]
Jan Lutek | |
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| Bishop of Krakow | |
| Previous post | Bishop of Kujawy |
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| Born | |
| Died | 1471 |
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Lutek was born in Brzezia. His family claimed the Doliwa crest.[2] Around the beginning of the Thirteen Years' War, Lutek was sent as a diplomat to the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire to discourage support for the Teutonic Knights.[3] In May 1454, he again visited the Diet to warn of the Ottoman conquest of Moldavia, which he claimed threatened Poland and Hungary.[4]
In March 1466, as Bishop of Kraków, Lutek issued an indulgence that offered remission to recipients who carried out a series of prayers and other religious activities.[5] He died in 1471. Biographer Stanisław Karwowski mentions that Lutek had a temper but was generous to the poor.[1]
