Franciszek Dionizy Kniaznin
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Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin (4 October 1750, Vitebsk
- 25 August 1807, Końskowola
) is considered to be one of the most distinguished Polish poets of the Polish sentimentalism
in the Enlightenment
period.
He was a member of the Jesuit order since 1764, and after its suppression
—a secretary of prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and teacher of his children.
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...
- 25 August 1807, Końskowola
Konskowola
Końskowola is a village in southeastern Poland, located between Puławy and Lublin, near Kurów, on the Kurówka River. It is the seat of a separate commune within Puławy County in Lublin Voivodeship, called Gmina Końskowola. Population: 2,188 inhabitants .- Name :Końskowola literally translates as...
) is considered to be one of the most distinguished Polish poets of the Polish sentimentalism
Sentimentalism
Sentimentalism is used in different ways:* Sentimentalism , a theory in moral epistemology concerning how one knows moral truths; also known as moral sense theory* Sentimentalism , a form of literary discourse...
in the Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
period.
He was a member of the Jesuit order since 1764, and after its suppression
Suppression of the Jesuits
The Suppression of the Jesuits in the Portuguese Empire, France, the Two Sicilies, Parma and the Spanish Empire by 1767 was a result of a series of political moves rather than a theological controversy. By the brief Dominus ac Redemptor Pope Clement XIV suppressed the Society of Jesus...
—a secretary of prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and teacher of his children.