Paweł Holszański

Paweł Holszański
File:Pavał Halšanski. Павал Гальшанскі (XVI).jpg
Coat of arms	Hipocentaur
Born	ca. 1490
Died	4 September 1555 in Wilno

Paweł Holszański (Lithuanian: Povilas Alšėniškis; ca. 1485 – September 4, 1555, Vilnius ) was a notable Catholic church official and one of the last male scions of the once-mighty Lithuanian Olshanski princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Born to Prince Aleksander Holszański, the Castellan of Vilnius, and Zofia Sudymuntowiczówna, between 1507 and 1536 he served as Bishop of Łuck (modern Lutsk, Ukraine) and then between March 15, 1536, and his death as Bishop of Vilnius.

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Paweł Holszański's coat-of-arms

During his term as bishop, Holszański created several dozen new parishes in the Polish-Lithuanian borderlands. He was also responsible for convincing the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus to expel Stanislovas Rapalionis and Abraomas Kulvietis, two pioneers of Lutheranism in Lithuania. He died in Vilnius on September 4, 1555.

Bibliography

• Krzysztof Rafał Prokop: Sylwetki biskupów łuckich. Biały Dunajec: Ostróg : "Wołanie z Wołynia", 2001. ISBN 83-911918-7-7.
• Wileński słownik biograficzny. Bydgoszcz: 2002, s. 104. ISBN 83-87865-28-1.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Albert Radziwiłł	Bishop of Łuck 1507–1536	Succeeded by Jerzy Chwalczewski
Preceded by Jan z Książąt Litewskich	Bishop of Wilno 1536–1555	Succeeded by Walerian Protasewicz