Andrzej Łaskarz

Andrzej Łaskarz (Laskary[1]) from Gosławic of the Godziemba coat of arms (1362–1426) was Bishop of Poznań from 1414 to 1426,[2] diplomat, doctor of rights, participant of the Councils, and reformer.

[3][4] His father was Łaszcz z Gosławic from Gosławice [pl], the Konin castellan - performing the function of a subordinate lądzko-Koniń, and his mother Dorota (probably related to the Poznań bishop Piotr Wysz).

In 1397 he became the chancellor of Queen Jadwiga of Poland, and a year later (in 1398) the Włocławek Chapter wanted to him to appointed as a bishop, but Andrzej himself abandoned the title in favor of Mikołaj Kurowski, who was supported by the Polish King.

In 1409 he became a papal collector in Poland and also took part, together with his relatives, the Poznań bishop Piotr Wysz Radoliński, in the Council of Pisa and pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

The bull of Pope Martin V of 1424 mentions Bishop Andrzej Łaskarz and his nephew Jan of Licheń as the founders of the church of Saint Andrew in Gosławice, present-day district of Konin.

St. Andrew Church in Konin , co-founded by Andrzej Łaskarz