Marcin Białobrzeski

Marcin Białobrzeski (1530-1559) was a 16th-century Polish bishop, bibliophile, author, theologian, and preacher, born c. 1530 in Białobrzegi (now in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) into the Abdank noble family.[1][2] He took religious vows in the Cistercian Monastery in Sulejów and was educated at the expense of the monastery in Krakow Academy of Literature.[3][4][5][6]

Marcin Białobrzeski

He was a relative of Andrzej Spot, after whose death in 1559 Białobrzeski was elected as an abbot and in 1565 assistant at Krakow, and in 1571 joined the cathedral chapter.

He was active in the Catholic Church. He was a representative of the clergy in 1573 at the Sejm and, after the coronation of Henry of Valois as King of Poland on 13 February 1574, Białobrzeski delivered an oration at the funeral of Sigismund August. After the escape of Henry Valois from Poland, he sided with the Habsburgs. In March 1576, Białobrzeski went with Krzysztof Lanckoroński to Vienna on an embassy to Emperor Maximilian, to tell him about the newly elected King, Stefan Bathory. On April 7, 1576, he greeted Stefan Batory at Mogiła Abbey. Shortly afterward, Białobrzeski was installed to the see of Kamieniec-Podolsk. Along with Łukasz Podoski, a canon of Kraków Cathedral, he participated in the 1557 Synod, in Northern Poland, and a year later the one in Jędrzejów.

In 1580 Białobrzeski went to Rome on a diplomatic mission and was the King's representative at the funeral of his brother, Christopher Báthory. In 1585 Sejm, he was an opponent of the Samuel Zborowski side. Białobrzeski died on April 19, 1586 in Kraków, where he was buried.

Literary works

Białobrzeski was involved in many literary activities. Known as a humanist, he is considered to have written 19 works, including the first Catholic homily in Polish and other books about comparative religion. He left several entries in the margins of books. His works include:

  • Katechizm albo wizerunek prawej wiary chrześciańskiej ("The Catechism or image of the right faith"), Kraków, 1567
  • Kazanie na pogrzebie świętej pamięci zacnego Zygmunta Augusta ("Eulogy at the funeral to the holy memory of worthy Sigismund Augustus"), Kraków: S. Szarffenberger, 1574
  • Orthodoxa confessio de uno Dem christiani catholici credunt, adorant et invocant, ex S. Literis descripta', Kraków: A. Piotrkowczyk, 1577
  • Kazanie... o przyjmowaniu Ciała i Krwie P. Jezusa Chrystusa pod jedną osobą ("Sermon about taking the body and blood of Jesus Christ as one substance"), Kraków: A. Piotrkowczyk, 1579
  • Postilla orthodoxa: to jest wykład Świętych Ewangielii niedzielnych i świąt uroczystych przez cały rok, (Orthodox postilla: sacred and ceremonial sermons on the gospels of feasts throughout the year); cz. 1–2, Cracow: Łazarzow, 1581
  • Wierszowane dialogi o Tobiaszu i o Jobie (About Tobias and Job)
  • Książeczka o religii i potężnych czynach Turków ("Book about religion and the mighty deeds of the Turks")
  • Letter to Andreas Dudith, 27 February 1575[7]
  • Letters to the Pope,1583[8]
  • Five receipts confirming the delivery of salt, 1570[9]
  • Marcin Białobrzeski
  • Nagrobek Marcina Białobrzeskiego, opactwo oo. cystersów w Mogile

References
  1. Nowa Huta Mniej Znana.
  2. Reprezentowanie króla i Kościoła na XVI wiecznych sejmach koronnych
  3. Bibliografia Literatury Polskiej - Nowy Korbut, Vol. 2. Piśmiennictwo Staropolskie, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, Warszawa 1964, pp. 23–24.
  4. W. Budka, Białobrzeski Marcin, Polski Słownik Biograficzny; t. 1, Warszawa 1935.
  5. Maksymilian Rode, Mała Encyklopedia Teologiczna; t. I, Warszawa 1988, p. 224.
  6. Jarosław Pązik, Andrzej Wróbel, Białobrzegi 1405-1977, Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2005
  7. "Materials for the history of Polish literature"; 1, Warsaw, 1900, p. 182.
  8. Savio, Pietro, ed. De actis nuntiaturae Poloniae quae partem Archivi secretariatus status constituunt, Città del Vaticano 1947, (Studja teologiczne; XIII); p. 105.
  9. Wierzbowski: "Materials for the history of Polish literature"; t. 1, Warsaw, 1900, item 1, p148-150.
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