Stanisław Orzechowski
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Stanisław Orzechowski,[1] also known among others[2] as Stanisław Orżechowski Roxolan,[2] Stanislaus Orichovius Polonus,[2] Stanislaus Orichovius Ruthenus,[2] Stanislaus Okszyc Orzechowski Roxolanus,[3] Stanislas Orzechowski and Stanislaus Orzechowski (1513–1566) was a Polish political writer. The son of a Catholic father and a Ruthenian Orthodox mother,[4] he was a strict Roman Catholic for much of his life but at one stage, probably the 1540s, he appeared to have turned to Protestantism, which he later detracted from.[5] He was highly critical of Protestant reformer Francesco Stancaro and authored a critique of him in around 1550, by which time he had turned his back on the Protestants.[5] He is considered to be an early champion of Polish nationalism and in his writings often defended the Golden Liberty and privileges of the Polish nobility.[6][7]