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Piotr Skarga
1536 – 1612
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryPiotr Skarga was a Polish Jesuit, preacher, hagiographer, polemicist, and leading figure of the Counter-Reformation in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Due to his oratorical gifts, he has been called "the Polish Bossuet".
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 2, 1536
Grójec
Date of death
September 12, 1612
Kraków
Citizenship
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Occupations & fields
Catholic priestwriterhagiographerpreachermissionaryCatholic theologian
- Field and occupation
- polský jezuita, kazatel a spisovatel (1536-1612)
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