Imiona bydgoskich bernardynów na tle uniwersalistycznych wartości kultury staropolskiej
First names of the Bernardines of Bydgoszcz and universalist values of the Old Polish culture

Summary/Abstract: The article aims at determining whether it is possible, on the basis of the registerof first names of the Bernardines of Bydgoszcz, to draw some conclusions concerning theelements of spiritual culture of a given age, and to find out if names of the Bernardinesof Bydgoszcz reflect the values of their personal and religious life in the Old Polish age.The tradition of giving names is a testimony of the centuries-long process which leadsto the evolvement of each nation’s spiritual culture, which in turn becomes a non-materialcultural heritage. The collection of the analysed first names was derived from theBernardines’ chronicle, which covers the period from the end of the 15th century to thebeginning of the 18th century.

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