Andrzej Szołdrski

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Tomb of bishop Andrzej Szołdrski - cathedral of Poznan.

Andrzej Szołdrski (c. 1583–1650) of Łodzia coat of arms was a Polish nobleman and Roman Catholic priest. Son of Stanisław Szołdrski, owner of Czempiń, and Małgorzata Manicka. He studied at Jesuit school in Poznań. According to some sources,[which?] he served as bishop of Kijów (Kiev) from February 1633 to 1635 and apostolican administrator of Kraków's diocese. He became Bishop of Przemyśl in 1635 (August–October), then elected a bishop of Poznań in fall 1636. Died on 1 April 1650.

He was the sponsor of the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Poznań after the fire in 1622, and he was buried there after his death.

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