Paweł (bishop of Poznań)
Paweł, was a bishop of Poznań from the 12th century.[1][2]
He is known from the Chronicle of Gallus Anonymus.[3] Gall Anonim dedicated his first and second part of this chronicle, which means that he certainly held his office around 1112/1113. The date of his taking up the diocese and the date of death remain unknown. However, if we assume that Gall in the dedication of his first book mentioned four Polish bishops in the order of seniority counted from consecration, then Paul had to become a bishop before 1110.[4] Perhaps he became a bishop as a result of Gwalon's legacy in 1103, for it is known that Gwalon has filed two Polish bishops from office.
References[edit]
- ^ Władysław Abraham: Organizacja Kościoła w Polsce do połowy wieku XII, (Lwów 1890), p.83-84.
- ^ Tadeusz Wasilewski: Kościół monarszy w X-XII wieku i jego zwierzchnik biskup polski, „Kwartalnik Historyczny”, vol.92, (1985), p.748.
- ^ The diocese of Bishop Paweł is not given, and his identification as Bishop of Poznań is determined by the lack of space for him in the catalogs of the Ordinary of other Polish dioceses.
- ^ Listed as the last one, Żyrosław became a bishop in Wrocław in 1112, the penultimate Maur took the diocese of Kraków in 1110, and the first Szymon was a Bishop of Płock around 1108, when - according to the testimony of Galla himself, he defended Mazovia against the invasion of Pomorzan. The consecration of Paul mentioned in the second place must have taken place before the consecration of Maura (1110), and after Simon's consecration (before 1108); see Abraham, pp. 90-91. 2.