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Prince Jerzy Zbaraski 1574 1631 was one of the most eminent Polish politicians in the first half of the 17th century A descendant of an old princely family which ruled a large latifundium in the south-eastern borderlands well educated fluent in several foreign languages he had all the predispositions to play an outstanding role in the history of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Omitted by Zygmunt III in his granting of royal lands and higher offices he quickly moved to the opposition to the king This article discusses the prince s attitude towards the Catholic Church and clergy Attention was drawn to the fact that although from early childhood he was a follower of Catholicism he quickly came into conflict with the Jesuits This hindered his political career Nevertheless in 1620 he was promoted to the office of the castellan of Krak w In the 1620s he was already a recognized leader of the anti-royal opposition The prince did not accept the changes taking place in the Polish Church and was an opponent of the religious policy of Zygmunt III He himself was a spokesman for tolerance and upholding the provisions contained in the act of the Warsaw Confederation of 1573 He defended the Orthodoxy He was on friendly terms with the leader of dissenters in Lithuania prince Krzysztof Radziwi He was in favor of increasing the charges of the clergy to the state He consistently supported the interests of the Krak w Academy He was an implacable enemy of the Jesuits whom he considered to be the champions of Counter-Reformation fanaticism He was a supporter of a secular tolerant state that would not interfere in religious and ideological matters Popular and liked by the nobility prince Jerzy Zbaraski died on July 30 1631 causing almost universal sadness The news of his death was received with joy only by the Jesuits and their adherents at the royal court Jerzy ks Zbaraski 1574 1631 by jednym z najwybitniejszych polityk w polskich w pierwszej po owie XVII w Potomek starej rodziny ksi cej w adaj cej wielkim latyfundium na kresach po udniowo-wschodnich wietnie wykszta cony w adaj cy kilkoma obcymi j zykami mia wszelkie predyspozycje do tego aby odegra wybitn rol w dziejach Rzeczypospolitej Pomijany przez Zygmunta III w nadaniach kr lewszczyzn i urz d w do szybko przeszed jednak do opozycji W niniejszym artykule om wiono stosunek ksi cia do Ko cio a i duchowie stwa katolickiego Zwr cono uwag na fakt e chocia od wczesnego dzieci stwa by on wyznawc katolicyzmu to do szybko popad w konflikt z jezuitami Utrudni o mu to karier polityczn Niemniej jednak w 1620 r doczeka si awansu na urz d kasztelana krakowskiego W latach dwudziestych XVII w by ju uznanym przyw dc antykr lewskiej opozycji Ksi nie akceptowa zmian zachodz cych w polskim Ko ciele i by przeciwnikiem polityki religijnej Zygmunta III Sam by rzecznikiem tolerancji i utrzymania w mocy postanowie zawartych w akcie konfederacji warszawskiej z 1573 r Wyst powa w obronie prawos awia Przyja ni si z przyw dc r nowierc w na Litwie Krzysztofem ks Radziwi em Opowiada si za zwi kszeniem wiadcze duchowie stwa na rzecz pa stwa Konsekwentnie popiera interesy Akademii Krakowskiej By nieprzejednanym wrogiem jezuit w kt rych uwa a za szermierzy kontrreformacyjnego fanatyzmu By zwolennikiem wieckiego tolerancyjnego pa stwa kt re nie ingeruje w kwestie wyznaniowe i wiatopogl dowe Popularny i lubiany przez szlacht Jerzy ks Zbaraski zmar 30 lipca 1631 r niemal powszechnie a owany Wie o jego mierci z rado ci przyj li natomiast jezuici i ich adherenci na dworze kr lewskim

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Jerzy ks. Zbaraski (1574–1631) wobec Kościoła i duchowieństwa katolickiego / Prince Jerzy Zbaraski’s (1574–1631) Attitud...

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