Jan Puzyna

Polish cardinal (1842-1911)
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Summary

Jan Puzyna was born on September 13, 1842[1], in Hvizdets[2]. He died on September 8, 1911[3], in Kraków[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], politician[6], Catholic deacon[7], Catholic bishop[8], and bishop[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Wawel Cathedral[11]
  • Father: Roman Stanisław Kostka Puzyna[12]
  • Mother: Hortensja Dwernicka[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[14], Cisleithania[15], Poland[16]
  • Position held: cardinal[17], Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria[18], bishop of Krakow[19], titular bishop[20], auxiliary bishop[21], Member of the House of Lords (Austria)[22]
  • Educated at: Law Faculty of Lviv University[23], Lviv University[24]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[25]
  • Sex or gender: male[26]
  • Family: House of Puzyna[27]
  • Coat of arms: Brama[28]
  • Commons category: Jan Puzyna[29]
  • Cause of death: disease[30]
  • Family name: Puzyna[31]
  • Given name: Jan[32]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[33]
  • Described by source: Polish Biographical Dictionary[34]
  • Participant in: 1903 conclave[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[36]
  • Consecrator: Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski[37], Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn[38], Joseph Sembratovych[39]
  • Sibling: Józef Puzyna[40]
  • P14974: 45755[41]

Why It Matters

Jan Puzyna has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Jan Puzyna born?

Jan Puzyna was born in Hvizdets[2].

Where did Jan Puzyna die?

Jan Puzyna died in Kraków[4].

Who were Jan Puzyna's parents?

Jan Puzyna's father was Roman Stanisław Kostka Puzyna[12]. Jan Puzyna's mother was Hortensja Dwernicka[13].

What did Jan Puzyna do for work?

Jan Puzyna worked as a Catholic priest[5], politician[6], Catholic deacon[7], Catholic bishop[8], and bishop[9].

Where did Jan Puzyna go to school?

Jan Puzyna was educated at Law Faculty of Lviv University[23] and Lviv University[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Sejm-Wielki.pl. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny. wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 45755
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  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internetowy polski słownik biograficzny id → jan-duklan-maurycy-pawel-puzyna, jan-duklan-maurycy-puzyna-1842-1911-biskup-krakowski-kardyna
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  4. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms → Brama
    Instance of → —
    Place of death → Kraków
    Manner of death → natural causes
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