Piotr Skarga

Polish writer (1536-1612)
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Piotr Skarga
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Piotr Skarga

Summary

Piotr Skarga is a human[1]. Born in Grójec[2], he… he was born on February 2, 1536[3]. He passed away in Kraków[4]. He died on September 12, 1612[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], theologian[7], writer[8], hagiographer[9], and preacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Piotr Skarga's place of birth was Grójec[2].
  • Piotr Skarga passed away in Kraków[4].
  • Piotr Skarga was born on February 2, 1536[3].
  • Piotr Skarga died on September 12, 1612[5].
  • Piotr Skarga died on September 27, 1612[12].
  • Piotr Skarga died on September 27, 1612[13].
  • Burial took place at Saints Peter and Paul Church[14].
  • Piotr Skarga held citizenship in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[15].
  • Piotr Skarga's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Piotr Skarga's professions included theologian[7].
  • Piotr Skarga's professions included writer[8].
  • Piotr Skarga's professions included hagiographer[9].
  • Piotr Skarga's professions included preacher[10].
  • Piotr Skarga worked as a missionary[16].
  • Piotr Skarga's field of work was administration and management of the church[17].
  • Piotr Skarga's field of work was homiletics[18].
  • Piotr Skarga's field of work was missionary work[19].
  • Piotr Skarga's field of work was hagiography[20].
  • Piotr Skarga's field of work was theology[21].
  • Piotr Skarga held the position of court preacher[22].
  • Piotr Skarga was employed by Vilnius University[23].
  • Among Piotr Skarga's employers was Jesuit College in Polotsk[24].
  • Piotr Skarga's education included a stint at Jagiellonian University[25].
  • Piotr Skarga's religion is recorded as Catholicism[26].
  • Piotr Skarga's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Grójec[2], Piotr Skarga… he was born on February 2, 1536[3].

Education

Piotr Skarga's education included a stint at Jagiellonian University[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], theologian[7], writer[8], hagiographer[9], preacher[10], and missionary[16]. Fields of work include administration and management of the church[17]; homiletics[18], an academic discipline[28]; missionary work[19], a religious mission[29]; hagiography[20], a literary genre[30]; and theology[21], an academic discipline[31]. Employers include Vilnius University[23], a public university[32], in Lithuania[33], founded in 1579[34], headquartered in Vilnius[35] and Jesuit College in Polotsk[24], a Jesuit university[36], in Belarus[37], founded in 1580[38]. Piotr Skarga held the position of court preacher[22].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Catholicism[26], a Christian denominational family[39], founded in 1054[40] and Catholic Church[27], a Christian denomination[41], in Vatican City[42], founded in 0001[43], headquartered in Vatican City[44].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 12, 1612[5] and September 27, 1612[12]. Piotr Skarga died in Kraków[4]. He is buried at Saints Peter and Paul Church[14].

Why It Matters

Piotr Skarga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Piotr Skarga born?

Piotr Skarga's place of birth was Grójec[2].

Where did Piotr Skarga die?

Piotr Skarga passed away in Kraków[4].

What did Piotr Skarga do for work?

Piotr Skarga worked as Catholic priest[6], theologian[7], writer[8], hagiographer[9], and preacher[10].

Where did Piotr Skarga go to school?

Piotr Skarga was educated at Jagiellonian University[25].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . Witte: Diarium biographicum (1688). wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Employer Vilnius University, Jesuit College in Polotsk
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +2
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    Family name Skarga
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