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Adam Stanislaus Narnszewicz <ref name="term_52178" />
<p> an eminent [[Polish]] prelate, noted especially as a historical writer, and surnamed the Tacitus of his country, was born in [[Lithuania]] in 1733. He entered the Order of [[Jesuits]] in 1748; travelled through Germany, France, and Italy; was appointed professor at Nassau, and became bishop of [[Smolensk]] in 1773, and of Luck in 1790. He died at Janowiecz, in Galicia, in 1796. His most important work is a History of [[Poland]] (Warsaw, 1780 sq., 8 volumes). </p>

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<ref name="term_52178"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/narnszewicz,+adam+stanislaus Adam Stanislaus Narnszewicz from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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