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Coat of arms
  
Leliwa

Noble family
  
Tyszkiewicz family


Mother
  
Zofia Wisniowiecka

Name
  
Jerzy Tyszkiewicz

Jerzy Tyszkiewicz

Father
  
Jan Ostafi Tyszkiewicz Lohojski

Died
  
17 January 1656 Domnovo

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Jerzy Tyszkiewicz (Lithuanian: Jurgis Tiškevičius; 1596–1656) was auxiliary bishop of Vilnius from 1627 to 1633, bishop of Samogitia from 1633 to 1649, and bishop of Vilnius from 1649 to 1656.

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Biography

He was born in Vistyčy (Belarusian: Вістычы, Lithuanian: Vištytis) to a prominent noble family of Tyszkiewicz.

Educated in Jesuit academies, he took the Holy Orders in 1622. He served as the canon in Kraków and later, Vilnius. In 1637, he founded a monastery in what would become the town of Žemaičių Kalvarija. Using his personal wealth, he built churches in Surviliškis, Kuliai, Laukžemė, Pušalotas and in other Lithuanian places. He was author of the several Lithuanian language prayers and hymns.

He was seen as an active administrator, politician and diplomat.

References

Jerzy Tyszkiewicz Wikipedia