Clan Ostoja (Moscics)

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Clan Ostoja (Moscics) is one of the largest and oldest knightly and heraldic families in Europe, belonging to the Polish nobility. The family is sealed with the Ostoja coat of arms.

The coat of arms of the clan and a vocation

{{Main|Ostoja coat of arms}}

The coat of arms of the Ostoja clan is one of the oldest family marks of medieval Polish knights. It occurs under the names Ostoja, Hostoja, Mościc, Ostojczyk. The name of the clan is Ostoja and Hostoja. This calling was probably an older form of clan identification than the coat of arms.File:Ostoja herb.svg, Poland. The version operating from the mid-16th century.]]

= Image of the Ostoja coat of arms =

  • The oldest images from medieval seals: Czcibor, Poznań, dean from 1358, Jakusz from Błociszewo, Lviv voivode from 1370, Dobiesław from Koszyce, Kraków landlord from 1381.,{{cite book|author=J. Szymański|date=1993|location=Warszawa|pages=215|publisher=PWN|title=Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego}} Scibora of Sciborzyce, the Transylvanian voivode from 1389,{{cite book|author=R. Kalinowski|date=2016|location=Warszawa|pages=26|publisher=Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Heraldycznego, nowej serii t. XV (XXVI)|title=Protoheraldyczny znak na portalu kościoła w Wysocicach a historia herbu Ostoja w średniowieczu}} Bernard of Gronowice, chancellor of prince Władysław Opolczyk from 1394.{{cite book|author=J. Sperka|date=2006|location=Katowice|pages=192–194|publisher=WUŚ|title=Otoczenie Władysława Opolczyka w latach 1370–1401}}
  • The oldest images in medieval armorials: the armorial of Bellenville, the armorial of Gelre, the armorial of the Lyncenich, the armorial of Bergshammar, the armorial of the Golden Fleece, the Jewels of Jan Długosz or the chronicle of the Council of Constance.{{cite book|author=J. Szymański|date=1993|location=Warszawa|pages=215–216|publisher=PWN|title=Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego}}
  • The oldest image of the emblem: a relief from the first half of the 13th century on the entrance portal in the southern wall of the nave of the church of St. Nicholas in Wysocice.{{cite book|author=R. Kalinowski|date=2016|location=Warszawa|pages=5|publisher=Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Heraldycznego, nowej serii t. XV (XXVI)|title=Protoheraldyczny znak na portalu kościoła w Wysocicach a historia herbu Ostoja w średniowieczu}}
  • The image and structure of the Ostoja coat of arms until the mid-16th century (according to Prof. J. Szymański): Ostoja (Hostoja, Mościc, exclamation: Hostoja, Ostoja)–in the red field, among two golden moons, shoulder-lengths towards each other, as well as a cavalier cross at the forehead . Helmet with labs with black coating, and the lining, probably gold. Gem: between two golden grips, the dragon's head is black, breathing red flame.{{cite book|author=J. Szymański|date=1993|location=Warszawa|pages=214–215|publisher=PWN|title=Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego}}
  • The image and structure of the Ostoja coat of arms from the second half of the 16th century (according to Prof. J. Szymański): Ostoja–in the red field, among two golden moons, with shoulders towards each other, like a broken sword, a helmet with a crown and labras, probably red with a golden lining. Gem: five ostrich feathers.{{cite book|author=J. Szymański|date=2001|location=Warszawa|pages=205–207|publisher=DiG|title=Herbarz rycerstwa polskiego z XVI wieku}}

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Clan history

= The origin of the clan =

The origin of the clan and the time when the Ostoja coat of arms was created obscure in the darkness of history. Nevertheless, there are some indications that the ancestors of this family (at least some of them) may have come from Eastern Europe. The primary evidence here is the fact that the Ostoja coat of arms, in its linear structure and style, bears the traces of old proprietary and clan marks of the Great Steppe nomadic peoples (Scythian, Sarmatian, Finno-Ugric, etc.). Prof. Tadeusz Sulimirski wrote in his book "Sarmatians": [...] There are many contradictory views on the origin of Polish coats of arms, none of which is convincing. [...] However, no attention was paid to the striking resemblance of Polish coats of arms to Sarmatian tamgas and the almost identical form. [...] The coats of arms of the Rurkowicz Ruthenians and most of the Polish coats of arms come from them.{{cite book|author=T. Sulimirski|date=1979|location=Warszawa|pages=201–204|publisher=PIW|title=Sarmaci}} The confirmation of what Silimirski claimed is the similarity of the Ostoja coat of arms, engraved on the portal of the church of St. Nicholas in Wysocice to the coat of arms of the Iziasławicz family (Rurykowicz), the Połock princes from the 12th century.{{cite book|author=O. Odnorożenko|date=2011|location=Kijów|pages=27–28|title=Ukraińska i ruska elita}} Jan Długosz (1415–1480), a Polish historian and chronicler, decided that the Ostoja family and its coat of arms are native Polish, including information about them among the 71 oldest Polish families and noble coats of arms. In the work Insignia seu clenodia Regis et Regni Poloniae, he wrote his observation as to the characterological features of the clan: "Ostoja [...] Genus Polonicum loquax et arrogans," which can be translated as: Ostoja [...] Polish family eloquent and audacious or as Bartosz Paprocki explained these words that the ancestors of the Ostoje clan were sometimes talkative and daring.{{cite book|author=B. Paprocki|date=1858|location=Kraków|pages=367|publisher=Biblioteka Polska|title=Herby rycerstwa polskiego przez Bartosza Paprockiego zebrane i wydane r. p. 1584; wydanie Kazimierza Józefa Turowskiego}}

File:Godła herbów ks połockich i Ostoja.jpg|Comparison of the coat of arms of the Iziasławicz family of the Połock princes{{cite book|author=O. Odnorożenko|date=2011|location=Kijów|pages=28|title=Ukraińska i ruska elita}} with the coat of arms of Ostoja Mikołaj from Ściborzyce (from the portal of the church in Wysococy){{cite book|author=R. Kalinowski|date=2016|location=Warszawa|pages=47|publisher=Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Heraldycznego, nowej serii t. XV (XXVI)|title=Protoheraldyczny znak na portalu kościoła w Wysocicach a historia herbu Ostoja w średniowieczu}}

= The legendary origin of the clan and coat of arms =

There are three most famous legends about the creation of the coat of arms and the Ostoja (Moścics) family – Bartosz Paprocki (given in 1578), Szymon Okolski (given in 1642) and Wacław Potocki (given in 1696).

According to the legend written down by Bartosz Paprocki, the beginnings of the family and the Ostoja coat of arms date back to the times of King Bolesław the Bold and concern a brave and cunning knight named Ostoja, who rotted over the water. In one of the military campaigns, he successfully attacked the guard of enemy troops and took prisoners of war. One of them, fearing death, agreed to cooperate with Ostoja and hand over his companions. Thanks to the subversive action of that prisoner of war, the Ostoja soldiers defeated the enemy several times and brought great fame and fame to the army. This is how Ostoja Polska was saved.{{cite book|author=B. Paprocki|date=1578|location=Kraków|pages=301–302|title=Gniazdo cnoty, skąd herby Rycerstwa sławnego Królestwa Polskiego, Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego, Ruskiego, Pruskiego, Mazowieckiego, Żmudzkiego i inszych Państw do tego Królestwa należących, Książąt i Panów początek swój mają}} This version of the legend was also presented, in his own way, by Kasper Niesiecki in "Herbarz Polski".{{cite book|author=K. Niesiecki|date=1839–1845 |location=Lipsk|pages=170–171|publisher=J.N. Bobrowicz|title=Herbarz Polski}}

Another legend was given by Szymon Okolski. According to him, the origins of the Ostoja family should be associated with the journey of Japheth (son of Noah) to Croatia, who often prayed by the moonlight and therefore used his image as his personal sign. A descendant of Japheth – Balthazar, who traveled to Bethlehem with Casper and Melchior, added a star to the family coat of arms, symbolizing the aforementioned journey to the birthplace of Christ. Later Okolski wrote that the descendants of Balthazar who lived in Croatia left their homeland and, together with Czech and Lech, settled in distant lands. The family of Balthazar and Lech also included Ostoja, who participated in the war waged by Bolesław the Bold with pagans. As a sign of his victory, he placed in his family coat of arms, instead of a star, a sword between two moons, thanks to which he became famous.{{cite book|author=S. Okolski|date=1642|location=Kraków|pages=356–357|title=Orbis Polonus, t. 2: In quo Antiqua Sarmatarum Gentilia et Arma Quaecunque a litera L usque ad literam R, inclusive, suam incipiunt et recensent denominationem, continentur et dilucidantur}}

Wacław Potocki did not believe in the legends presented by Paprocki and Okolski. He had a different idea about the genesis of the family and the Ostoja coat of arms. He wrote: Let whoever will believe, and according to my head, I will place another beginning in Scripture as a Refuge. The heraldry saw the beginning of the family and the Ostoja coat of arms during the migration of the Israelites to Canaan. He referred to the biblical story of Joshua's struggle against the Amorites when the sun and moon were held back so that the leader of the Israelites could defeat his enemies by day. Potocki wrote that hence the two moons in the CoA, which were almost halfway down, a clear sign of the spilling blood, the sword separated the naked ones. Two moons, because in order for the year to stand in its measure, they had to fit two quarters in one night. [...] this Israeli hetman, Joshua prides himself, should be proud of this CoA and those who received castles under his shield of fortresses, fortresses and defenses.{{cite book|author=W. Potocki|date=1696|location=Kraków|pages=206–207|title=Poczet herbów szlachty Korony Polskiej i Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego}}

= Clan nickname =

The family surname is Scibor (also: Czścibor, Czcibor, Cibor, Czesbor). Many Ostoja families use it with their surnames – Ścibor-Iłowieccy, Ścibor-Bogusławscy, Ścibor-Chełmscy, Ścibor-Jackowscy, Ścibor-Ostaszewscy, Ścibor-Rylscy and others.A. Stekert: Przydomki polskie, litewskie i rusińskie. Kraków: 1897, s. 107. It is an Old Polish male name that means a fighter for honor, a defender of honor or one who worships a fight.H. Górny: Imię Cz(ś)cibor w polskiej antroponimii i toponimii. Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN, [w:] "Onomastica", LXI/2, 2017, s. 130. From the earliest times, family members used this name extremely often. Even the names of the two oldest, known to researchers, seats of Ostoja come from the name of Ścibor. These are – Ściborzyce in Małopolska and Ścibor in Kujawy. Kasper Niesiecki wrote about the meaning of this name for the members of the Ostoja clan in "Herbarz Polski": [...] on the old privileges, Sciborów got to read strength (because they had a hereditary name for a long time, which we can see in the Chełmski house today ) peculiarly, however, in the year 1099. Counts from Jabłeczno, counts from Poniedz, and therefore I would infer that this house was earlier in Poland in our country than our writers assumed for it.{{cite book|author=K. Niesiecki|date=1839–1845 |location=Lipsk |pages=170–175 |publisher=J.N. Bobrowicz |title=Herbarz Polski}}

{{main|Stibor of Stiboricz}}

The most prominent figure in the Ostoja (Moścics) family bearing the name of Scibor was the son of Mościc from Ściborz, voivode of Gniewkowski – Scibor from Sciborzyce, voivode of Transylvania, Komes of Upper Hungarian counties. His property encompassed half of western Slovakia, including the entire Váh valley. He was sometimes called the little king of Slovakia. It had 31 castles and over 200 estates. Its main seat and property was Beckov Castle in today's Slovakia. From 1362, he lived in Hungary in the immediate vicinity of Louis I of Hungary. After the death of King Louis, he joined the court of Sigismund of Luxemburg. As an influential advisor and friend of the ruler of Hungary, he entered the circle of the most powerful aristocrats of medieval Europe. In addition, he was one of the first members of the Order of the Dragon. He died in 1414 and was buried in the royal chapel in Székesfehérvár.{{cite book|author=W. I. Oszczęda|date=2007|location=Muszyna|pages=137–142|publisher=Almanach Muszyny|title=Zagadka miejsca pochówku Ścibora ze Ściborzyc}}

File:POL COA Ostoja Ścibor.svg|The coat of arms of Ścibor from Ściborzyce

File:Scibor.jpg|Scibor from Sciborzyce

File:Beckov-castel 2.jpg|Beckov Castle Scibor with Stiboritz on the Vah River

File:Korlátka 02.jpg|The castle of Korlátek Sibor from Sciborzyce

File:Plavecky Hrad.jpg|The Plavecký Castle Ścibora of Sciborzyce

File:Slovakia DobraVodaCastle1.JPG|Dobrá Voda castle Scibora from Sciborzyce

= The oldest historical evidence =

The oldest material testimony to the history of the family is the image of the Ostoja coat of arms, discovered during the conservation works of the church of St. Nicholas in Wysocice. The emblem engraved on the portal of the temple probably comes from the first half of the 13th century. It is known that the completion of the construction of this church was funded by knight Mikołaj from Ściborzyce of the Ostoja coat of arms. Certainly, the rite of the Ostoja coat of arms cannot come from a later period, because the sons of Mikołaj – Strachota and Ścibor sold their father's village in 1252 to the Cistercian monastery in Szczyrzyc and left Ściborzyce and moved to the northern regions of Poland. An important historical memento of the family is also the sale document of Ściborzyce, which is the approval of the transaction by Bolesław the Chaste. The original parchment document is dated 14 May 1252{{cite book|author=E. Łużyniecka, J.M. Marszalska|date=2005|location=Wrocław|pages=91|title=Szczyrzyc}} and its content was published in the Diplomatic Code of Lesser Poland in 1876.{{cite book|date=1876|location=Kraków|pages=43|publisher=F. Piekosiński, Wydawnictwa Komisyji Historycznej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie N. 9, t. 1|title=Kodeksie Dyplomatycznym Małopolski}} It is possible that the ancestor of the above-mentioned heirs of Ściborzyce was the knight Cistebor (Cistibor), who in 1110 offered unum pallium to the Krakow cathedral.

An extremely valuable testimony to the history of the Ostoja family is the Drohiczyn filler from the mid-thirteenth century, with an identification and ownership mark with the emblem of the Ostoja coat of arms. It represented Strachota, son of Mikołaj from Ściborzyce, and was probably stamped in the years 1253–1255. The seal was found in the ruins of the foundations of the former castle in Drohiczyn. The castle belonged to the Duke of Mazovia, Siemowit I, who visited Drohiczyn twice after 1252. Probably Strachota Mikołajewice of Ściborzyce, the prince's adjutant and most trusted knight, accompanied him during those visits to the castle in Drochiczyn.

One of the oldest mementos of the Ostoja family is the seal of the dean of Poznań Czcibor (Ścibor), imprinted in wax, depicting the Ostoja coat of arms. The coat of arms emblem is illegible today, but its description from 1879 has survived – [...] (the seal) shows the emblem of the Ostoja family on a triangular shield; inscription: S'Cztiborii Decani Pozn. Scibor was the dean of the Poznań Cathedral in the years 1356–1363. The document with his seal is in the Archdiocese Archives in Poznań (ref. DK, perg. 81).{{cite book|author=R. Kalinowski|date=2016|location=Warszawa|pages=6–7, 22–24|publisher=Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Heraldycznego, nowej serii t. XV (XXVI)|title=Protoheraldyczny znak na portalu kościoła w Wysocicach a historia herbu Ostoja w średniowieczu}}

There is an image of the seal of Jakusz of Błociszewo, voivode of the Lviv town, showing the coat of arms of Ostoja with the inscription: S. IACUSSI. DE. BLOCISZEWO. The seal was hung on a document issued in 1370. The photo of the seal was published in 1938 by Marian Haisig.M. Haisig: Sfragistyka szlachecka doby średniowiecza w świetle archiwaliów lwowskich. Lwów: 1938, s. 41–42. The document with the seal was in the Archives of the city of Lviv that year.{{cite book|author=R. Kalinowski|date=2016|location=Warszawa|pages=24|publisher=Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Heraldycznego, nowej serii t. XV (XXVI)|title=Protoheraldyczny znak na portalu kościoła w Wysocicach a historia herbu Ostoja w średniowieczu}}

The historic ruins of Beckov Castle in Slovakia are a great testimony to the great history of the Ostoja family. From 1388, the stronghold belonged to Ścibor of Ściborzyce, coat of arms of Ostoja. The castle was rebuilt by Ostojczyk in the Gothic style and significantly enlarged. After the death of Ścibor, Beckov passed the path of inheritance to his son, Ścibor Ściborowic. The castle remained in the hands of the family until 1437. An important historical memento of the family is also the perfectly preserved tombstone of Ścibor Ściborowic, which is now kept in the Historical Museum in Budapest.

The precious historical mementoes of the family include the baptismal font with the Ostoja coat of arms in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Stanisław the Bishop in Bodzentyn, funded by Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellończyk in 1492. Zygmunt Gloger wrote about this baptismal font in the Old Polish Encyclopedia.{{cite book|author=Z. Gloger|date=1996|location=Warszawa, wydanie VII|pages=242|title=Encyklopedia staropolska t. I}}

File:Godlo herbu Mikolaja z kosciola w Wysocicach.jpg|The coat of arms of the Ostoja Mikołaj from Ściborzyce coat of arms carved on the portal of the church in Wysocice in the first half of the 13th century.

File:Stibor.jpg|Tombstone of Ścibor Ściborowic from the 15th century, [http://www.btm.hu/en/ Historical Museum in Budapest]

File:Bodzentyn chrzcielnica Gloger t.1 s 250.jpg|Baptismal font with the Ostoja coat of arms in the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Stanislaus the Bishop in Bodzentyn, founded by Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellończyk in 1492.

= Religious buildings funded by members of the clan =

Below are presented selected examples of historic sacred buildings of historical importance, which were funded by members of the Ostoja (Moscics) family. The oldest building known to historians is the church of St. Nicholas in Wysocice, erected in the first half of the 13th century. The construction of the temple (originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary) was initiated by Bishop Iwo from Końskie, known as Odrowąż. This church was to be his fortress, private chapel. However, in 1229, the bishop unexpectedly died while traveling through Italy. The construction works were continued thanks to the support of Mikołaj from Ściborzyce, Ostoja coat of arms. St. Nicholas was probably dedicated to the Ostojczyk.{{cite book|author=R. Kalinowski|date=2016|location=Warszawa|pages=5–6|publisher=Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Heraldycznego, nowej serii t. XV (XXVI)|title=Protoheraldyczny znak na portalu kościoła w Wysocicach a historia herbu Ostoja w średniowieczu}}

File:Wysocice kosciol 20080412 2996.jpg|St. Nicholas in Wysocice, founded by Mikołaj from Ściborzyce, Ostoja coat of arms in the first half of the 13th century.

File:Brzeziny, kościół św. Mikołaja (HB1).jpg|St. Nicholas in Brzeziny, founded by the Rokosz family of the Ostoja coat of arms in the 15th century.

File:Nové Mesto nad Váhom, kostol, Slovensko.jpg|Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Nové Mesto nad Váhom funded by Ścibor from Ściborzyce.

File:Kielce-karczowka.jpg|Church of Saint Charles Borromeo in Kielce founded by Marcin Szyszkowski, Ostoja coat of arms in the 17th century.

File:Sieniawa kosciol 01.jpg|St. Antoni (Poland) in Sieniawa, built in the 18th century at the expense of Andrzej Sendzimir, Ostoja coat of arms

File:H.16.0691 - Stary Białcz, kościół.jpg|The Church of All Saints Church in Stary Białcz, founded in the 18th century by the Gajewski family, Ostoja coat of arms

= Castles, palaces and manors of the clan members =

The seats of the clan members are presented below. The oldest and one of the most magnificent is the well-preserved Orava Castle from the 13th century in the village of Oravský Podzámok in Slovakia. In 1420 it was handed over by King Sigismund of Luxemburg, Scibor Sciborowic, coat of arms Ostoja, son of Ścibor from Ściborzyce.

File:Slovakia Oravsky Podzamok.jpg|Orawa Castle, belonging to Ścibor Ściborowic in the 15th century.

File:Kazanowski Palace Warsaw.jpg|Kazanowski Palace, belonging to Elżbieta Słuszczanka, Ostoja coat of arms in the mid-17th century.

File:Sluškai Palace in Vilnius by Napoleonas Orda.jpg|Słuszków Palace, Ostoja coat of arms in the Old Town of Vilnius

File:160313 Palace in Słubice - 03.jpg|The palace in Słubice, belonging to the counts of Mikorski, coat of arms Ostoja

File:Замок в Отрокові.jpg|Otrokiw Castle built by Ignacy Marchocki in the 19th century.

File:Wzdow.jpg|Ostaszewskich Palace in Wzdów, Ostoja coat of arms, around 1910

File:Palace in Grabownica Starzeńska (2018)e.jpg|Ostaszewskich Palace in Grabownica Starzeńska

File:Kraków - Hotel Ostoya Palace 01.jpg|Ostaszewski Palace in Kraków

File:KLIMKOWKA DWOR 5.jpg|Ostaszewski Manor in Klimkówka

File:Pałac w Paruszewie.JPG|Palace in Paruszewo, property of Janina and Stanisław Błociszewski

File:H.16.0546 - Rogowo, pałac.jpg|Palace in Rogów, property of Mateusz Błociszewski, Ostoja coat of arms

File:Młodzikowo Dwór Tadeusza Błociszewskiego.jpg|Palace in Młodzikowo, owned by Tadeusz Błociszewski, Ostoja coat of arms

File:Pałac w Wolsztynie.jpg|Wolsztyński Palace in Wolsztyn,F. Gajewski: Pamiętniki Franciszka z Błociszewa Gajewskiego, pułkownika wojsk polskich (1802–1831). S. Karwowski (red.). Poznań: 1913, t. I, wkładka między stronami: 48–49. property of Apolinary Gajewski, before reconstruction

File:Góra manor.jpg|A baroque mansion in Góra built at the end of the 18th century by the Gajewski family, rebuilt in the 19th century.

File:Turzno, Gmina Łysomice.jpg|Palace in Turzno, property of Władysław Gajewski, grandson of Col. Franciszek Gajewski

File:Wałycz-pałac1.JPG|Electric palace in Wałycz, property of Józef and Łucja Gajewski

File:Rezydencja Dobieckich w Łopusznie.JPG|Dobiecki Manor in Łopuszno, Ostoja coat of arms

File:Ostoya Manor Jasionka.jpg|Ostoya Manor in Jasionka, property of the Rylski family, Ostoja coat of arms

File:Стралкава. Сядзіба (15).jpg|The Manor House in Strzałkowo – property of the Strzałków family, Ostoja coat of arms

File:Dom w Bohdanowie.jpg|Manor house in Bohdanów, property belonging to the Danilewicz family, Ostoja coat of arms, painting by Ferdynand Ruszczyc

File:Przed dworem w Wilkowicach.jpg|The Ścibor-Bogusławski Manor in Wilkowice, Ostoja coat of arms. Photo from 1919.

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File:Walenty Miklaszewski (61284) (cropped).jpg and the University of Warsaw]]

File:Władysław Ostaszewski.png, collection of the National Museum in Warsaw]]

File:Grave of Zygmunt Ścibor-Rylski at Roman Catholic Cemetery in Dudyńce (2020)e.jpg (died 1898), landowner, last owner of Pisarowce]]

File:Lukasz Ostoja Solecki.JPG (1827–1900), bishop of Przemyśl, professor at the University of Lviv]]

File:Maria z Ostaszewskich Dzieduszycka.png, countess Dzieduszycka (1851–1918)]]

File:Mieczysław Karłowicz.jpg (1876–1909)]]

File:Stefan Mokrzecki, general.jpg (1862–1932), major general of the Polish Army]]

File:Włodzimierz Ostoja-Zagórski.jpg (1882–1927), brigadier general of the Polish Army]]

File:Grażyna Chrostowska.jpg, poet, murdered by the Germans in 1942]]

File:Stefan Kiedrzyński.jpg (1886–1943), an outstanding playwright and novelist]]

File:Stanisław Doktorowicz-Hrebnicki.jpg (1888–1974)]]

File:Bronisław Hełczyński.jpg (1890–1978)]]

File:Zofia Ludmiła Ostaszewska (5).jpg, Countess Tarnowska (1902–1982)]]

File:Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki.png SJ (1911–2007)]]

File:Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski.JPG (1917–2018)]]

= Famous representatives of the clan =

The history of Ostoja (Moścics) was created (and still is) created by individual members of the family. For this reason, below is a list of known (historically) figures representing the ancestral community throughout the 13th–20th centuries. We can find many outstanding people – scientists, artists, soldiers and clergymen. Among them there are titled persons holding the highest offices – princes (e.g. Marcin Szyszkowski), komes (e.g. Scibor from Sciborzyce), cardinals (e.g. Adam Kozłowiecki), bishops (e.g. Tomasz Ostaszewski), counts (e.g. Józef Andrzej Mikorski), generals (e.g. Tadeusz Błociszewski) and many others. The presented list is certainly incomplete, but it will be supplemented over time.

== 13th century ==

== 14th century ==

== 15th century ==

== 16th century ==

== 17th century ==

== 18th century ==

== 19th century ==

== 20th century ==

Modern times

Currently, the Ostoja (Moścics) clam is organized by the Ostoja Family Association. In 2012, the Association was registered with the District Court in Rzeszów. The main goals of the Association (according to the statute) are: integration of Ostoja families and carrying out activities aimed at continuing family traditions, supporting Ostoja families, in particular studying youth, and providing material help to people in a particularly difficult life situation. In the years 2012–2017, five meetings of members and supporters of the Ostoja Family Association were held in Dwór Ostoya, in Jasionka near Rzeszów.

See also

Footnote

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