Walerian Protasewicz
Deceased Person
1505 – 1579
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Who was Walerian Protasewicz?
Walerian Protasewicz was bishop of Lutsk and Vilnius. To combat Reformation he invited Jesuits to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He funded the Jesuit college in Vilnius and obtained Papal and Royal privileges to convert the college into Vilnius University in 1579. The university soon became spiritual and cultural center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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