Andrzej Wiszowaty
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Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. (Gmina Filipów
1608 - Amsterdam
, 1678) was a Socinian theologian who worked with Joachim Stegmann
(1595–1633) on the Racovian Catechism
of 1605, and taught at the Racovian Academy
of the Polish Brethren
.
After the expulsion and exile from Rakow in 1639 Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. is notable as the main mover in the printing of the Bibliotheca fratrum Polonorum which was to influence Voltaire
and John Locke
. He supervised the printing in Amsterdam by Frans Kuyper
, first of the works of Johann Crell (1665) and then, backnumbered as "Volume 1" the works of his grandfather Fausto Sozzini 1668. He was working on a revised edition of the Racovian Catechism
when he died in 1678, this was published in Amsterdam in 1680 and became the basis for Thomas Rees
' English translation of 1818. His own major work Religio rationalis "Rational religion" was published by his son Benedykt Wiszowaty
.
married - Aleksandra z Rupniowskich
Publisher in Amsterdam with Kuyper of the Bibliotheca Fratrum Polonorum quos Unitarios vocant, instructua operibus omnibus Fausti Socini (1665, 1668).
Gmina Filipów
Gmina Filipów is a rural gmina in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Filipów, which lies approximately north-west of Suwałki and north of the regional capital Białystok....
1608 - Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, 1678) was a Socinian theologian who worked with Joachim Stegmann
Joachim Stegmann
Joachim Stegmann Sr. was a German Socinian theologian, Bible translator, mathematician and rector of the Racovian Academy....
(1595–1633) on the Racovian Catechism
Racovian Catechism
The Racovian Catechism is a nontrinitarian statement of faith from the 16th century. The title Racovian comes from the publishers, the Polish Brethren, who had founded a sizeable town in Raków, Kielce County, where the Racovian Academy and printing press was founded by Jakub Sienieński in...
of 1605, and taught at the Racovian Academy
Racovian Academy
The Racovian Academy was a school of the Socinian Polish Brethren operating in Raków, Kielce County, Poland 1602-1638, and publisher of the Racovian Catechism in 1605....
of the Polish Brethren
Polish Brethren
The Polish Brethren were members of the Minor Reformed Church of Poland, a Nontrinitarian Protestant church that existed in Poland from 1565 to 1658...
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After the expulsion and exile from Rakow in 1639 Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. is notable as the main mover in the printing of the Bibliotheca fratrum Polonorum which was to influence Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
and John Locke
John Locke
John Locke FRS , widely known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social...
. He supervised the printing in Amsterdam by Frans Kuyper
Frans Kuyper
Frans Kuyper was a Dutch Socinian writer and printer.First a Remonstrant minister at Vlaardingen, he left the church on his objection to infant baptism...
, first of the works of Johann Crell (1665) and then, backnumbered as "Volume 1" the works of his grandfather Fausto Sozzini 1668. He was working on a revised edition of the Racovian Catechism
Racovian Catechism
The Racovian Catechism is a nontrinitarian statement of faith from the 16th century. The title Racovian comes from the publishers, the Polish Brethren, who had founded a sizeable town in Raków, Kielce County, where the Racovian Academy and printing press was founded by Jakub Sienieński in...
when he died in 1678, this was published in Amsterdam in 1680 and became the basis for Thomas Rees
Thomas Rees
Thomas Rees may refer to:* Thomas Ifor Rees , Welsh diplomat and translator* Thomas M. Rees , a U.S. Representative from California* Thomas Rees , Welsh Congregationalist minister...
' English translation of 1818. His own major work Religio rationalis "Rational religion" was published by his son Benedykt Wiszowaty
Benedykt Wiszowaty
Benedykt Wiszowaty was a Polish Socinian author and publisher.He was the great-grandson of Fausto Sozzini, grandson of Stanisław Wiszowaty, and son of Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. and Aleksandra Rupniowska. Benedykt married Katarzyna Przypkowska and was father of Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr...
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Family
Polish nobleman. Coat-of-arms: Pierzchała/Roch- great-grandfather Krzysztof Morsztyn Sr.Krzysztof Morsztyn Sr.Krzysztof Morsztyn Sr. was founder of the Polish Brethren community in Filipów in 1585.He was father of:* Krzysztof Morsztyn Jr. who taught at the Racovian Academy....
(1522-1600) founder of Filipow. - grandparents Fausto Sozzini and Elisabeth Morsztyn (sister of Krzysztof Morsztyn Jr.Krzysztof Morsztyn Jr.Krzysztof Morsztyn Jr. was a Polish educator.He was son of Krzysztof Morsztyn Sr. the founder of the Polish Brethren community in Filipow in 1585, and brother in law of Fausto Sozzini who had married his sister Elżbieta in 1586. His son was Seweryn Morsztyn .-References:...
c.1580-d.1642) - parents - Stanisław Wiszowaty and Agnieszka Sozzini.
married - Aleksandra z Rupniowskich
- son - Benedykt WiszowatyBenedykt WiszowatyBenedykt Wiszowaty was a Polish Socinian author and publisher.He was the great-grandson of Fausto Sozzini, grandson of Stanisław Wiszowaty, and son of Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. and Aleksandra Rupniowska. Benedykt married Katarzyna Przypkowska and was father of Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr...
(c.1650-c.1704) - grandson - Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr.Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr.Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr. was a grandson of Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. He taught at the Unitarian Gymnasium in Cluj-Napoca from 1726 or before....
, born in exile in Prussia, from 1724 teacher at the Unitarian Academy in Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
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Works
62 works including:- Andreae Wissowatii - Religio rationalis, seu de Rationis judicio in controversiis, etiam theologicis ac religiosis (posthumously 1685)
Publisher in Amsterdam with Kuyper of the Bibliotheca Fratrum Polonorum quos Unitarios vocant, instructua operibus omnibus Fausti Socini (1665, 1668).
- hymns and psalms in Polish