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Paweł Holszański
Paweł Holszański (; 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.
During his term as bishop
Hipocentaur coat of arms
Hipocentaur (Polish for "Hippocentaur") is a Lithuanian and Polish coat of arms. It was used by a number of "szlachta" (noble) families under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History.
The earliest images of the coat of arms come from 1422, when seals of two brothers from the Holszanski family were attached to the documents of the Treaty of Melno.
Notable bearers.
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:
- Paweł Holszański
See