Jerzy Tyszkiewicz
Male, Deceased Person
1596 – 1656
Who was Jerzy Tyszkiewicz?
Jerzy Tyszkiewicz was auxiliary bishop of Vilnius from 1627 to 1633, bishop of Samogitia from 1633 to 1649, and bishop of Vilnius from 1649 to 1656.
He was born in Vistyčy to a prominent noble family of Tyszkiewicz.
Educated in Jesuit academies, he took the Holy Orders in 1622. He served as the canon in Kraków and later, Vilnius. In 1637, he founded a monastery in what would become the town of Žemaičių Kalvarija. Using his personal wealth, he built churches in Surviliškis, Kuliai, Laukžemė, Pušalotas and in other Lithuanian places. He was author of the several Lithuanian language prayers and hymns.
He was seen as an active administrator, politician and diplomat.
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