Święty Dominik w Langwedocji-Lauragais. Duchowość, miejsca i wydarzenia
Saint Dominic in Languedoc-Lauragais. Spirituality, Places and Events
Author(s): Zbigniew Nikodem BrzózySubject(s): History of Church(es)
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Saint Dominik; Dominican sisters; Order of Preachers; crusade; Cathars; Albigensians; try by ordeal; misericordia; solidarity; gentleness; repentance; historical retouch of Saint Dominic; Inquisition; violence and religious wars
Summary/Abstract: This article presents the places visited by Saint Dominic in Languedoc-Lauragais. It describes Saint Dominic’s stay in Prouilhe, Fanjeaux and Montreal against the background of a religious war against heresy. The author presents relatively or completely unknown details from Dominic’s life and the lives of nuns and brothers in Prouilhe. This text relies on the traditional Catholic sources that give account of the genesis of the Order of Preachers. The sources are discussed against the background of allegations that Dominican brothers supported persecution of heretics. The article aims to show the early days of the Order, before the formal approval of the Holy See in 1216. A particular emphasis is laid on portraying the spiritual profile of Saint Dominic, his preaching and methods of work. To some extent, the paper is an attempt to juxtapose the hagiographic facts about Dominic’s sanctity against the views about his active participation in the persecution of Cathars.
Journal: Roczniki Teologiczne
- Issue Year: 61/2014
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 29-63
- Page Count: 35
- Language: Polish
