Lubrański Academy
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Lubrański Academy, Poznań / Łukasz Cynalewski / AGENCJA GAZETA
Lubrański Academy
It was founded in 1518 by Poznan bishop Jan Lubrański as the first academy in Poznan. It was placed in a 4-wing building with a small courtyard. Its present look is a result of the 1924-1925 alteration. In the 1970s plaster was removed from the elevation, uncovering the original wall. The academy did not have the privilege to grant academic degrees. It stopped functioning in 1780 after being integrated with Great Poland's Academy (former Jesuit College) to create Poznan Departmental School. The Lubrański Academy building was then used as a chapter library and a seminary. Since 1926 it has been a seat of Archdiocese Archive.
At the entrance are two small plaques with Bishop Lubrański's coat of arms. Among the graduates of the academy were Józef Stru¶ (doctor), Klemens Janicki (poet) and Jan ¦niadecki (mathematician and astronomer, professor of Cracow and Vilnius universities).