Johann V Thurzo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann V Thurzo

Polish bishop

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1466

Place of Birth: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1520

Profession: Catholic priest, university teacher

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John V Thurzó (Hungarian: Thurzó V.
János; Polish: Jan V Turzo) was a 15th-century Bishop of Wroclaw, Poland.
A great patron and lover of the arts and Sciences, Luther called him "the greatest bishop of the century". John was the son of János Thurzó a protestant Hungarian nobleman of the Thurzó family and Mayor of Kraków, and his first wife, Ursula Bem.
John gained a Bachelor of Arts in 1484 and a master's degree in 1487, and then studied Canon law in Italy. He was Dean of Wroclaw Cathedral from March 1502 and Bishop of Wroclaw from 1506 to 1520, while his brother Stanislaw was Bishop of Olomouc.
As Bishop John was patron of artists, including Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach, and poets.
He corresponded with Martin Luther on matters of theology and was involved in the founding of University of Wittenberg.