Stanisław Karnkowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stanisław Karnkowski

Roman Catholic archbishop

Date of Birth: 10-May-1520

Place of Birth: Karnkowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 08-Jun-1603

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Stanislaw Karnkowski (1520–1603), from Junosza, was the Great Referendary of the Crown (since 1558), the Great Secretary of the Crown (since 1563), bishop of Wloclawek (1567-1580), archbishop of Gniezno – Primate of Poland (since 1581).
Interrex in 1586–1587, before the coronation of Sigismund III Vasa. Karnkowski chaired the sejm commission which prepared so called "Karnkowski's Statutes" approved by sejm in 1570.
He was the only bishop on the election sejm to vote for Stefan Batory, who was suspected of being a secret Protestant.
He opposed attempts of reforming the way of election made by Jan Zamoyski and proposals of raising up taxes for army. Stanislaw Karnkowski invited Jesuits to Kalisz and Poznan and founded the buildings that had to serve as centres of the struggle against Protestants in Greater Poland.
Due to these activity, strongly supported by the king Sigismund III Vasa, the Jesuit complex was erected (1586–1597). Stanislaw Karnkowski is one of the personas on the famous painting by Jan Matejko: the sermons of Piotr Skarga.