Historia powstania klasztoru Panien Benedyktynek lwowskich (na podstawie archiwum i kronik klasztornych Biblioteki Klasztoru w Krzeszowie)
The Origins of the Benedictine Nunnery in Lwów
Author(s): Anna Faber-ChojnackaSubject(s): Cultural history, Archiving, Library operations and management, Social history, 16th Century, 17th Century, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Benedictine nuns; Lviv; monastic libraries; history; 16-17 centuries;
Summary/Abstract: The origins of the Benedictine Nunnery in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) are connected with the Szaporowski family. Katarzyna Szaporowska effected founding of the Nunnery in 1595. The blessing of the first abbess took place on 4 October, 1599. From that moment on young ladies from wealthy families would come to the Nunnery, and contribute their dowries. The Nunnery’s riches and property increased thanks to many generous donations from both private benefactors and clergymen. The second abbess, Katarzyna’s sister, Anna Szaporowska, continued to develop the Nunnery. In 1623 it was joined by 35 new girls. The third abbess, Krystyna Szaporowska, who received her blessing in 1638, could not continue the work started by her sisters for long, as because of her age and sickness, she died two years later.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Cracoviensis. Studia ad Bibliothecarum Scientiam Pertinentia
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 261-265
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Polish
