Background
Scion of the great Ruthenian and Lithuanian families of the Great Duchy of Lithuania (including the Kapustich, Gastold and Holszanski families), was a son of voivode of Minsk Bohdan Sapieha (who was son of voivode of Navahrudak Paweł Sapieha) and Maryna, duchess Kapuścianka (of the princes Kapusta/Kapustich of Pereiaslav). And brother to Mikołaj Sapieha (1588–1638), famous military commander Andrzej Sapieha, Barbara (Wolowiczowa), Zofia (Hajek and later Pac), Anna (Tryzna), and fourth a sister who was a nun in the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great.
Career
Lis coat of arms was a Polish-Lithuanian noble and magnate, Grand Lithuanian Koniuszy from 1593, Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania from 1623, starosta. He inherited the Halshany seat of his family, and early started his political and military career, participating in wars fought by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He fought in the Polish-Muscovite War from 1609 to 1611, losing a hand during the siege of Smolensk.
Supporter of Polish-Swedish peace and alliance against the Muscovy in negotiations ending the Polish-Swedish wars in a truce signed and known as Treaty of Stuhmsdorf in 1635.
Took part, bringing his own troops, in the Smolensk War against the Muscovites, but returned early due to poor health. Paweł Stefan Sapieha owned, among others, the estates surrounding the Zamek holszański (Halshany Castle), and in fact he was the one who commissioned the famous castle to have been built.
He lavished money and precious gifts to the founded churches and monasteries He died in his castle and was buried within the church he founded in Halshany. The church bell had the following Latin inscription: Paulus Sapieha Dux in Holszany Procancellarius M. Doctorate. L.
He had three daughters: Katarzyna and Tekla who became nuns, while Krystyna married January Hieronim Chodkiewicz, Kościesza coat of arms.