Adam Gdacius Explained

Adam Gdacius or Gdacjusz or Gdak, also called Rey of Silesia (1615–1688) was a Polish-language writer and a Lutheran pastor at the Wilna church^[1]

He was born and died in the Silesian town of Kreuzburg (now Kluczbork), where from 1644 was a deacon and, later, a parish priest. He wrote sermons and moralizing literature in Polish and Latin, mainly in the years 1674–1687.

Published works

• Kwestyja o pojedynkach
• O pańskim i szlacheckim stanie albo rycerskim dyszkurs
• Dyszkurs o pijaństwie
• Kwestyja o polygamijej albo wielożeństwie
• Trojaki o ołtarzach, obrazach i organach dyszkurs
• Kwestyja o zmartwychwstaniu
• Kwestyjej o Pannie Maryjej
• Dyszkurs o dobrych uczynkach

Sources

• http://olesnica.nienaltowski.net/GdacjuszAdam.htm — about Adam Gdacius (in Polish)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=RssCAAAAQAAJ&dq=Adam+Gdacius&pg=PA60 Adam Gdasius at Wilna, Die Evangelisch Lutherische Kirche Wilna, Chronik 1855