Neither the date nor place of his birth are known, although he was probably born in Lesser Poland. The 14th-century historian Jan Długosz claimed that he was from the knightly Lis family. Shortly after his birth his father joined the priesthood, which led to rumors about his illegitimate birth. But a commission appointed by Pope Honorius III dismissed these claims.
He was involved in church politics. In 1238, Pope Gregory IX allowed the wearing of the cross metropolitan and he probably participated in the 1245 deliberations of the Council of Lyon and in 1253 he consecrated the first bishop of Lithuania, Dominican friar Wit (Vitas). He also oversaw the canonization of Stanislaus of Szczepanów in 1253.
In 1256, the Holy See confirmed metropolis status to Gniezno.
^Sebastian Piotr Bartos, Negotiations of Power in a Medieval Society: Ecclesiastical Authority and Secular Rulership in Little Poland, 1177--1320, ProQuest, 2008 page 42
pełka, archbishop, gniezno, pełka, fulko, died, april, 1258, Łęczyca, archbishop, gniezno, poland, 1232, 1258, excellencypełkaarchbishop, gnieznochurchroman, catholicarchdiocesegnieznoinstalled1232term, ended1258personal, detailsbornunknowndied5, april, 1258co. Pelka or Fulko died April 5 1258 in Leczyca was the Archbishop of Gniezno Poland in 1232 1258 1 His ExcellencyPelkaArchbishop of GnieznoChurchRoman CatholicArchdioceseGnieznoInstalled1232Term ended1258Personal detailsBornunknownDied5 April 1258Coat of armsNeither the date nor place of his birth are known although he was probably born in Lesser Poland The 14th century historian Jan Dlugosz claimed that he was from the knightly Lis family Shortly after his birth his father joined the priesthood which led to rumors about his illegitimate birth But a commission appointed by Pope Honorius III dismissed these claims The date of Pelka consecration as Archbishop of Gniezno is sometimes given as 26 June 1235 2 3 As Archbishop Pelka continued the reforms initiated by Henryk Kietlicz and supported a centralised monarchy rather than the fragmented state 4 He continued the role of arbitrator between the Piast claimants to the throne In 1234 he was an arbitrator in a dispute between Henry the Bearded and Wladyslaw Odonic of Wielkopolskie Pelka like his predecessor Henryk Kietlicz was also a defender of Church rights 1 He supported Thomas I Bishop of Wroclaw in his dispute with Henry the Bearded He was involved in church politics In 1238 Pope Gregory IX allowed the wearing of the cross metropolitan and he probably participated in the 1245 deliberations of the Council of Lyon and in 1253 he consecrated the first bishop of Lithuania Dominican friar Wit Vitas He also oversaw the canonization of Stanislaus of Szczepanow in 1253 In 1256 the Holy See confirmed metropolis status to Gniezno Pelka died April 5 1258 in Leczyca and was buried in the Gniezno Cathedral 1 A commission was appointed by Pope Innocent IV to examine the life of Pelka with a view to canonisation 1 References Edit a b c d Pelka lub Fulko Archdiocese of Gniezno Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi Volume 1 Page 265 Pelka Lis Archbishop Sebastian Piotr Bartos Negotiations of Power in a Medieval Society Ecclesiastical Authority and Secular Rulership in Little Poland 1177 1320 ProQuest 2008 page 42 Religious titlesPreceded byWincenty Nialek Archbishop of Gnieznoca 1232 1258 Succeeded byJanusz z TarnowaExternal links EditVirtual tour Gniezno Cathedral Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pelka archbishop of Gniezno amp oldid 1121313075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
