Radwan (bishop of Poznań)
Radwan | |
|---|---|
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Poznań |
| See | Poznań |
| Predecessor | Pean |
| Successor | Cherubin |
| Orders | |
| Rank | bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1172 |
Radwan (Radowan) (died 1172) was a bishop of Poznań.
Nothing is known about his origin and family. He was a chancellor of duke Mieszko III Stary (mentioned in 1152/1153) and later, probably in 1164, became a bishop of Poznań. His promotion was a basic argument for Tadeusz Wojciechowski's hypothesis about a special connection between the chancellor office and Poznań's bishopric.
Name and origin[edit]
His name in Latin was written as Radovanus.[1]
Most Polish historians used Radwan as a Polish version of his name.[2] Historian Tomasz Jurek considered the version Radowan as a proper one.[3]
According to Jan Długosz, a chronicler living in 15th century, Radwan was member of the Śreniawitas (Śreniawici) family, but modern historians considered this information as erroneous.[2] Historian Józef Nowacki supposed that Radwan was member of the Radwan family.[2]
Chancellor[edit]
Radwan was a chancellor of Mieszko III the Old, duke of Greater Poland. As a chancellor he is mentioned in the foundation charter for the Cistercian monastery in Łekno.[3] The charter was issued in 1153.[2][3] According to Cistercians' tradition the start of a new year was Lady Day (25 March), so the charter could be issued between 25 March 1152 and 24 March 1153.[3] He probably became a chancellor in 1146 when his predecessor Pean became the bishop of Poznań.[4]
Later Radwan became a bishop of Poznań. His promotion was a basic argument for Tadeusz Wojciechowski's hypothesis about a special connection between the chancellor office and Poznań's bishopric.[2] Radwan's career looks similar to other bishops of Poznań who earlier were Mieszko's chancellors, like his predecessor Pean and successor Cherubin.[5]
Bishop of Poznań[edit]
There is a dispute among historians about dates when Radwan was a bishop of Poznań. According to chronicler Jan Długosz Radwan was bishop from 1156 to 1162, but in other place he mentioned that he was a bishop on 6 May 1170.[2] The first information is considered as untrue, while the second was based on earlier sources.[2][3]
According to the Rocznik Lubiński (Lubin's Yearbook) Radwan was a successor of Cherubin, who died in 1172.[2] This information is false as Cherubin was a bishop of Poznań during a synod in Łęczyca in 1180.[3] Historian Władysław Semkowicz supposed there is a mistake in sequence of bishops in Rocznik Lubiński and Radwan should be placed before Cherubin.[2] This thesis is widely accepted by scholars.[2][6] According to most historians Radwan was a bishop from 1164 to 1172.[4][5]
On May 6, 1170 Mieszko III Stary and Radwan founded a hospice at the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel near Poznan.[7] In 1187 Mieszko III Stary gave the hospice to the Knights of Saint John.[7]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Zakrzewski, Ignacy, ed. (1877). Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski. Poznań: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk Poznańskiego. p. 104.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Antoni Gąsiorowski (1987). "Radwan (Radovanus, Radowan)". Polski słownik biograficzny (in Polish). Vol. 30. Polska Akademia Nauk. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e f Jurek, Tomasz (2016). "Średniowieczny katalog biskupów poznańskich w Roczniku lubińskim ukryty [Medieval catalog of the bishops of Poznan hidden in the Lubin's Yearbook]" (PDF). Studia Źródłoznawcze. 54: 55.
- ^ a b Maleczyński, Karol (1928). "O kanclerzach polskich XII wieku [About the Polish chancellors of the 12th century]". Kwartalnik Historyczny. 42 (1): 38.
- ^ a b Wasilewski, Tadeusz (1985). "Kościół monarszy w X-XII w. i jego zwierzchnik biskup polski" (PDF). Kwartalnik Historczyny. 92 (4): 765.
- ^ Jurek, Tomasz (2016). "Średniowieczny katalog biskupów poznańskich w Roczniku lubińskim ukryty" (PDF). Studia Źródłoznawcze. 54: 56.
- ^ a b Wasilkiewicz Kamil (2022). "Czy szpitalnicy pomagali chorym? Działalność lecznicza joannitów na ziemiach polskich w średniowieczu. Zarys problemu". In Brzostowicz, Michał; Czerwiński, Antoni; Przybył, Maciej (eds.). Plagi i medycyna w dawnych wiekach. Zbiór wykładów popularnonaukowych wygłoszonych podczas XVIII Ogólnopolskiego Festiwalu Kultury Słowiańskiej i Cysterskiej w Lądzie nad Wartą w dniach 4-5 czerwca 2022 roku. Poznań: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Poznaniu. p. 86. ISBN 9788360109793.
References[edit]
Primary sources[edit]
- Zakrzewski, Ignacy, ed. (1877). Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski. Poznań: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk Poznańskiego.
Secondary sources[edit]
- Gąsiorowski, Antoni (1987). "Radwan (Radovanus, Radowan)". Polski słownik biograficzny (in Polish). Vol. 30. Polska Akademia Nauk. p. 1.
- Jurek, Tomasz (2016). "Średniowieczny katalog biskupów poznańskich w Roczniku lubińskim ukryty [Medieval catalog of the bishops of Poznan hidden in the Lubin's Yearbook]" (PDF). Studia Źródłoznawcze. 54.
- Maleczyński, Karol (1928). "O kanclerzach polskich XII wieku [About the Polish chancellors of the 12th century]". Kwartalnik Historyczny. 42 (1).
- Wasilewski, Tadeusz (1985). "Kościół monarszy w X-XII w. i jego zwierzchnik biskup polski" (PDF). Kwartalnik Historczyny. 92 (4): 765.
- Wasilkiewicz Kamil (2022). "Czy szpitalnicy pomagali chorym? Działalność lecznicza joannitów na ziemiach polskich w średniowieczu. Zarys problemu [Did the Hospitallers help the sick? The therapeutic activity of the Joannites in the Polish lands in the Middle Ages. Outline of the problem]". In Brzostowicz, Michał; Czerwiński, Antoni; Przybył, Maciej (eds.). Plagi i medycyna w dawnych wiekach. Zbiór wykładów popularnonaukowych wygłoszonych podczas XVIII Ogólnopolskiego Festiwalu Kultury Słowiańskiej i Cysterskiej w Lądzie nad Wartą w dniach 4-5 czerwca 2022 roku. Poznań: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Poznaniu. p. 86. ISBN 9788360109793.