Johannes Dantiscus
Johannes Dantiscus or
Johann(es) von Hoefen or (Johann(es)
Flachsbinder) also known as
Jan Dantyszek for his birthplace, was born in the
Polish city of
Gdansk in
1485. His father was a Gdansk brewer and merchant and his grandfather a ropemaker, therefore
Flachsbinder. Johannes became a church canon and a poet. He became bishop of Chelmno in
Warmia, and later
Prince-Bishop of Warmia. He wrote many poems in
Latin. Despite the surrounding Prussian lands turning
Protestant, Warmia remained
Catholic. Von Hoefen or
Dantiscus took part in the imperial convention of
Vienna in
1515 under Maximilian I. Among his many works is the "Life of Johann von Hoefen" (
Vita Joannis de Curiis Dantisci). He died in 1548 at
Frombork in Warmia.
Sources:
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Kirchenlexikon