Mateusz Bembus (1567–1645) was a Polish Jesuit priest, writer, and professor of moral philosophy. He was born in Poznan in 1567 and became a priest by 1596, after which he taught philosophy.Quatrini F. Tolerance, Society, and Sovereignty: The Retreat from Pluralism in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Renaissance Quarterly. 2023;76(1):124-165. In 1612, he succeeded Piotr Skarga as the royal preacher for King Sigismund III Vasa. After this role, he became rector of the Jesuit College in Poznan. During his career, he advocated against religious tolerance in the otherwise tolerant Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Antonio Possevino and Skarga were influences for Bembus. He died in Krakow.
Works
Pamphlets Pax Non Pax (Peace No Peace) Bellator christianus (Christian Warrior)Milewska-Waźbińska, Barbara. “The Literary Heritage of Jesuits of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.” Journal of Jesuit Studies, vol. 5, no. 3, 2018, pp. 421–40. Krotka sprawa o nowym kolegium ojcow Societatis lesu (A Brief Information on the New Jesuit College)
Sermons Wizerunek szlachcica prawdziwegoBembus Mateusz. Internetowa encyklopedia PWN.Chłędowski, A. T., BENTKOWSKI, F. (1818). Spis dzieł polskich opuszczonych lub źle oznaczonych w Bentkowskiego Historyi literatury polskiéy. p. 163. Poland: nakładem K. Wilda – via Google Books.
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