He was born in Vištytis to the prominent Lithuanian noble Tyszkiewicz family.

[1] Educated in Jesuit academies, he took the Holy Orders in 1622.

In 1637, he founded a monastery in what would become the town of Žemaičių Kalvarija.

Using his personal wealth, he built churches in Surviliškis, Kuliai, Laukžemė, Pušalotas and in other Lithuanian places.

He authored several Lithuanian language prayers and hymns.