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Quick facts for kids His Excellency Piotr Gamrat
Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland

Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Gniezno
Enthroned	1541
Reign ended	1545
Orders
Consecration	8 February 1548
Personal details
Born	1487
Died	27 August 1545 Łowicz
Nationality	Polish
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Piotr Gamrat of Sulima arms (1487 – 27 August 1545) was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland.

Biography

Gamrat was born in Samoklęski near Jasło, Poland. Early in his career, Gamrat was the royal secretary to Sigismund I the Old. Gamrat was bishop of Kamieniec since 1531, of Przemyśl since 1535, of Kraków since 1538 and simultaneously Archbishop of Gniezno since 1541. From 1540 until 1545 Marcin Kromer was Gamrat's secretary.

Gamrat actively fought the influence of the Protestant Reformation. He contributed to the development of sermons, reformed religious education in Poland, and reformed the local administration of the Catholic Churches. In addition to his activity in the dioceses, he led a secular lifestyle and participated in the political life of the state.

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