Piotr of Chotków
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Piotr of Chotków | |
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| Bishop of Płock | |
 The purported arms of Piotr | |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | by Bishop Andrzej Oporowski |
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| Died | 1497 |
| Buried | Płock |
| Education | Doctor of Medicine |
| Alma mater | Kraków Academy, University of Bologna |
Piotr of Chotków (d. 1497) was a medieval Polish educator and clergyman who was Bishop of Płock (1481-1497).[1]
Biography
Multiple locations are provided for Piotr's birth. Antoni Julian Nowowiejski indicates Mąkolin, and Samuel Orgelbrand indicates "Chotków".[2][3] Piotr was born into the peasantry, but both Nowowiejski and Orgelbrand ackowledge that the heraldists associate him with the Kościesza[4] coat of arms.[2][3]
Piotr received degrees from the Kraków Academy in 1454 and 1457. After this, he lectured in Kraków before moving to Bologna where he received a degree in medicine.[4] He then lectured at the university in Bologna before moving back to Poland. By 1471, he was tutor and then chancellor for Bolesław V.[2][3]
Piotr became Bishop of Płock in 1481. As bishop, he built a school, hospital, and chapel. He also authored medical texts.[2][3]
He died in 1497 and was buried in Płock.
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References
- ^ "Bishop Piotr Chotkowski". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f Nowowiejski, Antoni Julian (1917). Plock monografja historyczna. Poland: Rosiński. p. 45. OCLC 652295014 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Orgelbrand, Samuel (1861). Encyklopedyja powszechna. Vol. 5. Poland: Orgelbrand. p. 494. OCLC 741865525 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Boniecki, Adam (1900). Herbarz polski: Wiadomosći historyczno-genealogiczne o rodach szlacheckich. Vol. 3. Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe. p. 75. OCLC 9811682878 – via Google Books.