Mattiaschk, Elisabeth

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Dieses Dokument ist eine Zweitveröffentlichung (Verlagsversion)This is a self-archiving document (published version)Elisabeth MattiaschkVincent of Krakow  (* c. 1150 – † 8 Mar 1223)Erstveröffentlichung in / First published in:Dictionary of Cistercian Saints, hrsg. von Mirko Breitenstein, Jörg Sonntag und Alkuin SchachenmayrDOI: https://doi.org/10.25368/2024.225Diese Version ist verfügbar / This version is available on:https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-932997Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer Creative Commons Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell -Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International Lizenz.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 In-ternational License.Vincent of Krakow (* c. 1150 – † 8 Mar 1223)  1. Name variants: Vincentius Kadłubek, V. Kadlubek, Wincent Bogusławicz  2. Places: Krakow, Jędrzejów, Stopnica, Paris, Bologna, Sandomierz  3. Biography: V. was born as a member of a southern Polish noble family around the middle of the 12th c. He went to school in nearby Stopnica and later, designated for a clerical career, to the cathedral school in Krakow. V. later studied in Paris and Bologna, where he earned a master’s degree around 1183. He returned to the Vistula, where he worked as a notary at the court chancellery of King Casimir II, “the Righteous.” After the king’s death, V. became provost at the collegiate church in Sandomierz. On 8 Mar 1208 Pope Innocent III. appointed him Bishop of Krakow. V. was the first bishop to be elected by canons in the history of the church in Poland. In 1218 he renounced the office of bishop, gave up his property, and retired to the Cistercian monastery in Jedrzejów. V. spent a large part of his life writing Poland’s history. Despite his controversial sources, V. is considered to be one of the first and most outstanding Polish historians. He was buried in Jedrzejów. Pope Clemens XIII beatified him in 1764. 4. Cultus:  a. Relics: Relics of Blessed W. are venerated in over 140 places in Poland and around the world, including France, Italy, and the United States. Main parts of the relics are in Jędrzejów monastery. Some are in the Andrew Chapel of Krakow Cathedral and in Sandomierz Cathedral.   b. Liturgical commemoration: 9 Oct, 8 Mar (LThK)  c. Patronage: W. is the patron of the Archdiocese of Warmia and the Dioceses of Kielce and Sandomierz. In addition, he was named patron of the city of Jedrzejow in 2013. In Karwów a chapel and a water spring are named after him.  d. Attributes: Crosier and mitre at his feet.   5. Fontes: Magistri Vincentii dicti Kadłubek Chronica Polonorum, ed. M. PLEZIA, in: Monumenta Poloniae Historica 11, Kraków 1994; Vita et Miracula Servi Die Vincentii Kadlubkonis, ed. S. STAROWOLSKI, Kraków 1642.  6. Literature: LThK 3rd ed. 5, 1123–1124.; A. DIETRICH, Der sel. Vincentius, Bischof von Krakau. CistC 21 (1909), 65–71, 100–109, 133–140, 165–169, 205–220; A. LIS, Homo literatus. Studia poświęcone Wincentemu Kadłubkowi 2nd ed. 1–2, Sandomierz 2021; K. R. PROKOP, Wincenty Kadłubek, Kraków 2005; Mistrz Wincenty Kadłubek. Człowiek i dzieło, pośmiertny kult i legenda, ed. K. R. PROKOP, Kraków 2001.  7. Illustrations: Portraits by Aleksander Lesser, Muzeum Narodowe, Warszawa, c. 19th c.; sketch by Jan Matejko, Muzeum Narodowe, Kraków, 1872; copper engraving by an unknown artist, National Library of Poland, Warszawa, 18th c. (H. WIDACKA / A. ŻENDARA, Katalog portretów osobistości polskich i obcych w Polsce działających 5, Warsaw 1995, position 5809); painting by an unknown artist is located above the reliquary in the monastery church Jedrzejów, ca. 18th c.   Elisabeth Mattiaschk 

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