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9 February 1253

Bogufał II

Bogufał II also known as Boguchwał II was a thirteenth century Bishop of Poznań in Poland.

The date of his birth is unknown, but according to the medieval chronicler Jan Długosz, he was a member of the Poraj Polish noble family. He was a curator at Poznań in 1231 and in 1242 was made the bishop. He was possibly consecrated bishop on 8 October 1242.

His tenure saw the construction in 1262 of a new sanctuary in the Poznań Cathedral, and in 1253 new hospitals and churches.

He brought the Dominicans to the church of St. Wojciecha, Adalbert and also Saint Marcina in 1246. He also received taxation rights, execution rights and immunities under the Magdeburg law and in 1248 he took part in a Synod in Wrocław.

He was considered to be a scholar obtaining a master's degree and his large library, consisted primarily of collections of Sacred Scripture, was bequeathed after his death to the library of the cathedral. He is also considered to be the initiator of the Yearbook of Poznań Cathedral and the patron of Baska curator, who wrote The Chronicle of Greater Poland.

He died on 9 February 1253 in Solec, Wielkopolski.

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