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Educated in a Jesuit college in Lwów (now L'viv) and then in a higher Catholic school in Warsaw ( 1751- 1754) and he extended his studies in Rome (1759-1761).

He became best known for his Polish poems, became a church canon and traveled abroad. He received the Prince Bishopric of Warmia in 1766 by Stanislaus Poniatowski, before Poniatowski resigned his office as king. Krasicki has written a large number of poems. He was a friend of Frederick II the Great and wrote the Monachomachia to amuse the king of PrussiaThe Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. In 1688, Frederick William I, the "Great Elector", died and his posse. For this he received great reprimands, for having written for a Protestant king, and was told as a CatholicGeneral meaning Catholic means universal or whole''. With respect to the Christian Church, the early Christians used the term to refer to the whole undivided church. It is in that sense that all Christians today claim ownership of the term, including Prot and as a Pole, he made a great blunder; he could not be the friend to the Prussian king. Krasicki wrote his Anti-Monachomachia to counter the publicity. He wrote fables and satires, distinctly original, because Polish. He was witty, sensible, kind with good will. In 1773Events January 12 The first American museum open to the public is opened in ( Charleston, South Carolina). January 17 Captain James Cook becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle April 27 or May 10 The British Parliament passes the he blessed the new St. Hedwigs Kathedrale in BerlinBerlin [ bɛrˈliːn ] is the national capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. 5 million before World War II. Berlin is located on the rivers Spree and Havel in the northea, built by Frederick the Great. King Frederick the Great bestowed on him the highest awards, the Order of the White EagleThe Order of the White Eagle ( Polish Order Orla Bialego is Poland's highest decoration awarded to both civilians and soldiers for their merits. It was officially instituted on November 1, 1705 by August II, though it was probably created by Ladislaus I i and the Order of St. Stanislaus. In 1794Events February 11 1st session of US Senate open to the public. March 14 Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 27 The United States Government established a permanent United States Navy and authorized the building of six vessels (in 17 Krasicki was elevated to archbishop of Gnesen in Prussia. In 1801 Krasicki died in Potsdam near Berlin.