Piotr Skarga (February 2, 1536 – September 27, 1612 ; actual name: "Piotr Powęski"; referred to in some English sources as "Peter Skarga") was a Polish Jesuit, preacher, hagiographer, polemicist, and leading figure of the Counter-reformation in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was called the "Polish Bossuet" due to his oratorical abilities. Educated at Grójec and Kraków, he began life as a tutor to the family of Andrew Tenczynski, … Wikipedia
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