Walerian Protasewicz [SEP] place of death
Walerian Protasewicz
Walerian Protasewicz (also: Protaszewicz-Szuszkowski, ; born around 1505, died 31 December 1579 in Vilnius) was bishop of Lutsk (1549–1555) and Vilnius (1555–1579). To combat Reformation he invited Jesuits to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He funded the Jesuit college in Vilnius and obtained Papal and Royal privileges to convert the college into Vilnius University in 1579. The university soon became spiritual and cultural center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Early life.
Protasewicz was born in a family of
Drzewica coat of arms
Drzewica - is a Polish coat of arms that was used by many noble families in medieval Poland and later under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Notable bearers.
Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include:
- Walerian Protasewicz
See also.
- Polish heraldry
- Heraldry
- Coat of Arms
- List of Polish nobility coats of arms
Bibliography.
- Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy