Augustyn Kordecki
Abbot Augustyn, or Abbot Augustyn Kordecki real name: Klemens Kordecki Ślepowron coat of arms (born November 16, 1603 in Iwanowice near Kalisz – died March 20, 1673 in Wieruszów, Poland) was a prior of the Jasna Góra Monastery, Poland.
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Augustyn Kordecki
He was curate and provincial of the monastery. In 1655 during the Deluge he led the defence of the monastery against the Swedish troops.
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Stubborn defence of Jasna Góra on the ramparts (painted by January Suchodolski)
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Slepowron coat of arms
Works
- Nova Gigantomachia... (1658)
- Pamiętnik oblężenia Częstochowy roku 1655 (the same work in Polish, 1858)
References
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