Jarosław Bogoria of Skotniki

Jarosław Bogoria of Skotniki (Polish: Jarosław Bogoria ze Skotnik, Jarosław Bogoria Skotnicki) (c. 1276 – 17 September 1376) was a Polish nobleman and bishop, member of the Bogoriowie family of the Bogorya.[1]

His Excellency

Janisław Bogoria of Skotnik
Archbishop of Gniezno
16th century illustration from the Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseGniezno
Installed1342
Term ended1371
Personal details
Born1276
Died17 September 1376
Coat of armsCoat of arms of Archbishop Jaroslaw Bogoria

He was a son of Piotr of Bogoria and Skotniki. Jaroslaw studied law and theology at the University of Bologna, becoming provost from 1316 to 1322. Returning home, he became canon of Kraków and chancellor of the bishop of Kraków Nankier. In 1326 he became archdeacon of Kraków and in 1334 canon of Kuyavia and Gniezno. From 1331 until 1337 he was chancellor of Kuyavia. On 8 July 1342 in Avignon, Pope Clement VI appointed him archbishop of Gniezno. In 1374 he resigned for blindness and went to a monastery. He died on 17 September 1376 at Kalisz.[2]

References
  1. Janko, z Czarnkowa (1996). Kronika Jana z Czarnkowa (Wyd. 2 popr ed.). Kraków: TAiWPN UNIVERSITAS. p. 32. ISBN 83-7052-989-5.
  2. Dunin, Teresa (1991). Polacy w Bolonii w pierwszej połowie XIV (streszczenie), "Rocznika Towarzystwa Naukowego Warszawskiego",. Warszawa.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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