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Pope Gregory XIII notifies the vassals of the Church of Lviv of the appointment of Jan Dymitr Solikowski to the office of archbishop following the death of Archbishop Jan. He orders them to receive the new pastor with due respect, to maintain fidelity, and to fulfill customary obligations under threat of ecclesiastical penalties.

Pope Gregory XIII notifies the people of the city and diocese of Lviv of the appointment of Jan Dymitr Solikowski to the office of archbishop following the death of his predecessor, Jan. He commands the faithful to receive their new shepherd with due reverence and to be obedient to his pastoral authority.

Pope Gregory XIII authorizes the Archbishop-elect of Lviv, Jan Dymitr Solikowski, to receive episcopal consecration from any Catholic bishop in communion with the Apostolic See. The condition for receiving the sacrament is the prior taking of the oath of fidelity cited in the text, a certified copy of which the elect must send to Rome under penalty of suspension.

Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, together with the authorities of the Roman Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Body of Christ at the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, issues a transumpt of documents by Pope Paul III containing grants of indulgences. The act was drawn up at the request of Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski for the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament at the cathedral in Lviv in order to extend Roman spiritual privileges to it.

Pope Sixtus V, at the request of Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski and the community of Lviv, enriches the city's coat of arms by adding three hills and a star from his own family coat of arms to the lion figure. The document authorizes the city authorities to freely place and compose the new emblem according to needs and circumstances.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Dymitr Solikowski, together with the cathedral chapter, grants his brother Wojciech Solikowski the village of Siemikowce for life and leases him the village of Marków for twelve years. In return, the recipient undertakes to pay annual fees, maintain economic facilities, and repair and maintain a fish pond damaged by a flood.

Pope Gregory XIV notifies the Archbishop of Lviv of the transfer of Bishop Stanisław from the Diocese of Kamianets to the Diocese of Chełm. He instructs the Metropolitan to provide support to the new ordinary and his suffragan diocese, and to assist him in his governance and the protection of church rights.

The royal commissioners of Sigismund III Vasa renewed and heaped up boundary mounds separating the Lviv Chapter villages of Basiówka and Hodowica from the royal villages of Sknilów and Sokolniki. The document establishes the course of the borders according to ancient privileges and ensures the subjects of both sides the right to free cattle grazing.

Archbishop of Lwów Jan Dymitr Solikowski, together with the cathedral chapter, establishes and re-founds the office of the reeve in the town of Dunajów, entrusting it to the nobleman Marcin Żabka and his successors. The document grants the reeve jurisdiction under Magdeburg law and an endowment including two hides of land with meadows, a plot for a reeve's manor, the third penny from judicial fines, and the right to brew beer and fish.

King Sigismund III Vasa, approving the agreement between the Lviv Chapter and the city authorities, transfers to the mayor and councilors of Lviv the royal right of patronage and presentation of a learned clergyman to the metropolitan canonry of Lviv. At the same time, he orders Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski to institute the candidates presented by the magistrate.

King Sigismund III Vasa confirms the verdict of Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski and the agreement concluded between the Metropolitan Chapter of Lviv and the magistrate of the city of Lviv in a dispute over the patronage of the provostship of the Holy Spirit Hospital. Under the approved settlement, the Lviv councilors retain the right of presentation to the provostship, choosing a candidate from among the canons, and the chapter undertakes to support the granting to the magistrate of the right of presentation to a second canonry for an educated clergyman.

King Sigismund III Vasa approves and transumes the act of the royal commission of auditors from 1592, which established the course of the boundaries and the placement of boundary mounds between the royal village of Sokolniki, belonging to the Lwów starosta district, and the municipal estates of Lwów known as Kulparków.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski confirms a donation of 400 Polish zlotys made by Gabriel Rozen of Rożnów to the provost and mansionaries of the Lviv Cathedral. The foundation was secured in the form of an annual perpetual rent (wyderkaf) of 24 zlotys on the tenement house of the Lviv apothecary Hieronim Wedelski in exchange for the celebration of services and masses for the donor's soul.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski approves the donation of the right of patronage and possession of the Holy Cross Chapel in the Lviv Cathedral made by Stanisław Dirowic to the councilor Jan Scholc Wolfowicz, and also approves and incorporates into ecclesiastical immunity the new foundation and rental endowment established for this chapel by Scholc.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Dymitr Solikowski, together with the cathedral chapter, establishes an annual anniversary for the soul of the Voivode of Podolia, Mikołaj Mielecki, and allocates funds for the clergy and church staff. The foundation is based on an annual rent of 30 florins secured on the estates of the village of Stryhańce.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski allocates episcopal revenues from Kamionka and Busk in perpetuity for the Lviv Chapter to perform annual funeral services for the repose of his soul. This grant was formally approved in 1606 by Archbishop Jan Tarnowski during a deanery visitation.

Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Archbishop of Lviv, together with the cathedral chapter, grants his brother Wojciech Solikowski the life-long use of a mill, a pond, and the labor services of subjects in Siemikowce. In return, the recipient is obliged to maintain the facilities in proper condition and continue serving the Church.

Lviv Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski approves the statutes and liturgical order of the College of Mansionaries of the Lviv Metropolitan Church, defining their liturgical duties, rules of communal life, and penalties for misconduct. He also grants them the right to enact further regulations in consultation with the ordinary.

Archbishop of Lviv Jan Dymitr Solikowski approves the statute and order of Christian funerals and services for the deceased poor at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Lviv. The document regulates prayers, alms contributions, the storage of liturgical equipment, the priest's remuneration, and grants members of the brotherhood forty days of indulgence annually.

Pope Clement VIII notifies the inhabitants of the city and diocese of Lviv of the transfer of the Bishop of Chełm, Jan Zamoyski, to the vacant archiepiscopal see in Lviv. He commands the faithful to receive the new hierarch as their father and shepherd of souls, showing him due respect and obedience.

Pope Clement VIII notifies the cathedral chapter in Lviv of the transfer of the Bishop of Philippopolis, Jan, to the archiepiscopal see of Lviv, vacated after the death of Archbishop Jan Dymitr. He orders the canons to show the new ordinary full obedience and reverence under penalty of ecclesiastical sanctions against the disobedient.

Archbishop of Lviv Konstanty Lipski confirms and renews the erection of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament at the Lviv Cathedral, transuming the approval document of Apostolic Nuncio Opizio Pallavicini from 1681. He grants the confraternity statutes, jurisdictional powers for its confessors, and a forty-day indulgence for performing specific pious practices.

Archbishop Jan Dymitr Solikowski expresses deep indignation at the arbitrariness and violence affecting the residents and clergy of Lviv. He urges the municipal authorities to immediately notify the hetmans and the castellan, declaring his personal intercession and support in the Senate.