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Teaching Rhetoric After his ordination, Fr. Papczynski continued to teach rhetoric even though the range of his duties increased; apart from teaching, he also had certain duties as a priest. He taught rhetoric from a text- book entitled Regina Artium, 134 which he himself had written. The textbook was not printed and did not survive to contemporary times (on May 29, 1769, it was presented in the Information Process). The following inscription was placed inside: Stanislaus a Jesu Maria ex Pauperibus Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum Regina Artium seu Rhetoricum Libri Sex traditi Podolinii in Lubomirsciano Collegio Anno Verbi Incarnati Millesimo Sexcentesimo Quinquagesimo octavo etc . 135 It is the only document which speaks clearly about the fact that Papczynski taught rhetoric in Podoliniec in 1658. He also taught in the next year as he continued to remain in Podoliniec. 136 In August of 1660, Papczynski was transferred to Rzeszow 137 where he also taught rhetoric. He remained there from 1660 to 1661. 138 After the Polish army led by Stanislaus Potocki and George Lubomirski defeated the Cossacks led by Sheremetiev 139 at Cudnow on November 3, 1660, Prince Lubomirski returned to Rzeszow. In January of 1661, at a celebration at the Piarist college, 140 he was wel- comed with a laudatory oration delivered by his two sons, Jerome and Alexander, who had been studying at that college since it was opened in 1658. 141 Papczynski included the aforementioned oration in his textbook of rhetoric. We know it in its abbreviated version, which was published in 1663. 142 It can be surmised that the oration was written under Papczynski’s direction. It is known from other sources that Papczynski did teach rhetoric to Jerome and Alexander Lubomirski. 143 The Lubomirski brothers probably composed this laudatory oration while they attended a course of rhetoric from 1660 to 1661. 144 We also know with absolute certainty that Papczynski taught rhetoric in Rzeszow during the academic year of 1661 to 1662. In the list of the members of the local religious house, under the date of October 1661, 145 he is referred to as magister rhetorices. 146 121 At the Piarist Fathers