Johann V Thurzo

Jan V Thurzo (Hungarian: Thurzó V. János; Polish: Jan V Turzo; 1464–1520[1][lower-alpha 1]) was a 15th-century Bishop of Wroclaw in Silesia, now Poland.[2] A great patron and lover of the arts and sciences, Martin Luther called him "the greatest bishop of the century".

Jan Thurzo
Bishop of Wroclaw
ChurchCatholic
DioceseWroclaw
In office21 Jan 1506 – 2 Aug 1520
PredecessorJohann Roth von Wemding
SuccessorJakub von Salza
Personal details
Born16 Apr 1464 (1464-04-16)[lower-alpha 1]
Krakow, Silesia
Died2 August 1520 (1520-08-03) (aged 56)
ParentsJanos Thurzo (father)
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Wroclaw
Education
Ordination history
History
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorStanislav Thurzo
Co-consecrators
Date22 Mar 1506
PlaceCathedral of St. John the Baptist, Wroclaw

Jan was the son of János Thurzó a protestant, Zips Saxon Hungarian nobleman of the Thurzó family and mayor of Kraków, and his first wife, Ursula Bem. Jan gained a Bachelor of Arts in 1484 and a master's degree in 1487, and then studied canon law in Italy.

He was Dean of Wroclaw Cathedral from March 1502 and Bishop of Wroclaw from 1506 to 1520, while his brother Stanislav was Bishop of Olomouc. As bishop, Jan Thurzo was patron of artists, including Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach, and poets. He corresponded with Martin Luther on matters of theology and was involved in the founding of University of Wittenberg.[3][4]

See also

Notes
  1. Catholic-Hierarchy.org reports that the year of his birth, 1464, as uncertain.[1]

References
  1. "Bishop Jan Thurzó †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. "A Thousand Years of the Bishopric of Wroclaw". Papieski Wydział Teologiczny (Pontifical Faculty of Theology). Diocese of Wrocław. 2 May 1997. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  3. "The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist". Dolnyslask Szlaki Kulturowe (Lower Silesian Cultural Routes). Archived from the original on 30 June 2016 – via szlakikulturowe.dolnyslask.pl.
  4. Thausing, Moritz (1882). Albert Dürer: His Life and Work. Vol. 2. Kessinger Publishing. p. 8.
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Further reading
  • Kaczmarek, Romuald (2012). "Pieczęcie biskupa wrocławskiego Jana V Thurzona" [Seals of the Bishop of Wrocław Jan V Thurzon]. In Dáňová, Helena; Mezihoráková, Klára; Prix, Dalibor (eds.). Artem ad vitam. Kniha k poctě Ivo Hlobila [Artem ad vitam. A book in honour of Ivo Hlobil]. Prague: Artefactum. pp. 469–479.
  • Markgraf, Hermann. "Johann V (Turzo), Bischof von Breslau" [John V (Turzo), Bishop of Breslau]. Alegemeine Deutsche Biographie [General German biography]. Vol. 14. pp. 188–189.
  • Menzel, Josef Joachim (1974). "Johannes V. Turzo, Bischof von Breslau". Neue Deutsche Biographie [New German Biography] (in German). Vol. 10. Berlin. pp. 482–483.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Szewczyk, Aleksandra (2009). Mecenat artystyczny biskupa wrocławskiego Jana V Thurzona (1506-1520) [Artistic patronage of the Bishop of Wrocław, Jan V Turzo] (in Polish). Wrocław. ISBN 9788374324915. OL 30761366M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Paulinyi, Oskar (1931). "Johann V. Thurzo, Bischof von Breslau" [Johann V Thurzo, Bishop of Breslau]. Schlesische Lebensbilder [Silesian Images of Life] (in German). Vol. 4. Breslau. pp. 1–5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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