by Pope Urban VIII. However, the excommunication was lifted in 1634 when Mikołaj agreed to represent papal interests and use his influence to oppose the marriage between King Władyslaw and the Protestant Princess Elisabeth of the Palatinate. The icon he "stole" was also given to the people of Kodeń. No documents attesting to the theft exist and it is possible the icon was simply purchased by Sapieha during a trip to Spain. Notes Sources Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Błogosławiona Wina, Warszawa 1953 Historia Sanktuarium i cudownego obrazu Matki Bożej Kodeńskiej 1581 births 1644 deaths People temporarily excommunicated by the Catholic Church Mikolaj Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Voivodes of Minsk