Stanisław Dąmbski position held Roman Catholic Bishop of Chełm
Stanisław Kazimierz Dąmbski (or Dąbski) (born about 1638, died 15 December 1700 in Kraków), was a politically powerful Polish prelate and king-maker. He was in turn, bishop of Chełm, Łuck, Płock, Kujawy and finally, bishop of Krakow.Life
Dąmbski was the second son of Adam Dąmbski, hrabia (count) of Lubańiec, castellan of Słońsk (died 1660), and Elżbieta Jemielska of Jemielna. The Dąmbskis, an ancient noble family from Inowrocław and Brześć Kujawski, used the Godziemba coat of arms.After graduating from Kraków Academy, Dąmbski served as secretary to King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki. In 1673 Dąmbski became bishop of Chełm, and in 1676 was appointed bishop of Łuck. By 1682 he was bishop of Płock, and in 1692 became bishop of Kujawy.
These episcopal positions provided Dąmbski with immense wealth.  He donated to Wawel Cathedral a monstrance studded with precious stones, which remains in the cathedral treasury. He spared no expense sumptuously renovating a number of churches. He founded the Jesuit school in Toruń, constructed the cathedral in Łuck and in 1693 built the Dąmbski Palace in Toruń, which features a fine Baroque facade.  He also bought the manor of Kaczkowo (including eight villages) in Inowrocław county in 1670, where he built a summer palace. Between 1679 and 1681, he acquired lands near Iłów comprising a town and 10 villages in the counties of Gostynin and Sochaczew.
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