Johann V Thurzo

{{Short description|15th-century Catholic bishop in Silesia (Poland) (1466–1520}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| name = Johann Thurzo

| image = Jan_Thurzo-nagrobek.JPG

| title = Bishop of Wrocław

| church = Catholic

| diocese = Wrocław

| term = 21 January 1506 – 2 August 1520

| predecessor = Johann Roth von Wemding

| successor = Jakub von Salza

| previous_post = Coadjutor Bishop of Wrocław

| birth_date = {{Birth-date|16 April 1464}}{{efn|name="yob.uncertain"|Catholic-Hierarchy.org reports that the year of his birth, 1464, as uncertain.}}

| birth_place = Kraków, Silesia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1520|8|2|1464|4|16|df=y}}

| parents = János Thurzó (father)

| education = {{Ubl

| Bachelor of Arts, 1484

| Master's degree, 1487

}}

| module = {{Ordination

| embed = yes

| expand = History

| denomination = Catholic

| consecrated by = Stanislav I Thurzo

| co-consecrators = {{Ubl | John Filipec, | Heinrich von Fulstein }}

| date of consecration = 22 March 1506

| place of consecration = Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Wrocław

}}

Johann V Thurzo ({{langx|pl|Jan V Thurzo}}, {{langx|hu|Thurzó V. János}}; 1464–1520{{efn|name="yob.uncertain"}}) was a 15th-century Bishop of Wrocław in Silesia, now Poland. A great patron and lover of the arts and sciences, Martin Luther called him "the greatest bishop of the century".{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Johann was the son of János Thurzó a protestant, Zips Saxon Hungarian nobleman of the Thurzó family and mayor of Kraków, and his first wife, Ursula Bem. Johann gained a Bachelor of Arts in 1484 and a master's degree in 1487, and then studied canon law in Italy.

He was Dean of Wrocław Cathedral from March 1502 and Bishop of Wrocław from 1506 to 1520, while his brother Stanislav was Bishop of Olomouc. As bishop, Johann Thurzo was patron of artists, including Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach, and poets. He corresponded with Martin Luther on matters of theology and was involved in the founding of University of Wittenberg.

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{{Cite web

| url = https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bthurzj.html

| title = Bishop Jan Thurzó †

| date = 18 Nov 2020

| website = Catholic-Hierarchy.org

| publisher = David M. Cheney

| access-date = 10 October 2022

}}

{{Cite web

| url = http://www.pwt.wroc.pl/kongres/en/miejsce/bishops.htm

| title = A Thousand Years of the Bishopric of Wroclaw

| date = 2 May 1997

| website = Papieski Wydział Teologiczny (Pontifical Faculty of Theology)

| publisher = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201174632/http://www.pwt.wroc.pl/kongres/en/miejsce/bishops.htm

| archive-date = 1 February 2014

| url-status = live

}}

{{Cite web

| url = http://www.szlakikulturowe.dolnyslask.pl/en/about-routes/the-trail-of-sanctuaries-and-pilgrimage-centres/description-of-the-main-objects-on-the-trail/the-roman-catholic-cathedral-of-saint-john-the-baptist/

| title = The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

| work = Dolnyslask Szlaki Kulturowe (Lower Silesian Cultural Routes)

| via = szlakikulturowe.dolnyslask.pl

| language = en

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160630091509/http://www.szlakikulturowe.dolnyslask.pl/en/about-routes/the-trail-of-sanctuaries-and-pilgrimage-centres/description-of-the-main-objects-on-the-trail/the-roman-catholic-cathedral-of-saint-john-the-baptist/

| archive-date = 30 June 2016

| url-status = dead

}}

{{Cite book

| last1 = Thausing

| first1 = Moritz

| title = Albert Dürer: His Life and Work

| volume = 2

| publisher = Kessinger Publishing

| date = 1882

| page = 8

}}

Johann V Thurzo

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