▁of ▁the ▁main ▁terra ins ▁of ▁struggle ▁between ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ' s ▁counter - re formation . ▁From ▁ 1 5 6 2 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁par son ▁in ▁R oh at yn , ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 5 6 4 ▁he ▁took ▁holy ▁orders . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁canon , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁L w ów ▁chapter . ▁From ▁ 1 5 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 5 6 7 ▁he ▁was ▁chap lain ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁cast ellan ▁Jan ▁Kr z ysz to f ▁T arn owski ▁( the ▁royal ▁secretary ▁to ▁King ▁Sig ism und ▁II ▁August us ); ▁after ▁T arn owski ' s ▁death ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁L w ów , ▁taking ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁pre acher . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 8 ▁he ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Rome , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 9 ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 1 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Poland , ▁and ▁pre ached ▁success ively ▁at ▁Pu ł t usk , ▁L w ów , ▁Jar os ław , ▁Wars aw ▁( where ▁he ▁delivered ▁a ▁ser mon ▁before ▁the ▁Se jm ) ▁and ▁P ł ock , ▁where ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Queen ▁Anna ▁J agi ell on , ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁pat rons . ▁A ▁leading ▁pro ponent