title: Celestyn Chołodecki
text: # Celestyn Chołodecki
  
  Celestyn Chołodecki (1816–1867) was a member from the szlachta (noble) family of Chołodecki. Like his son to follow, Józef Białynia Chołodecki, Celestyn Chołodecki was a writer and frequent contributor to leaflets calling for Poland's independence from Russia. He was the brother of Tomasz Chołodecki, who was widely known in the area of Galicia as an activist and rebel.
  
  