On the Alleged Orthodox Baptism of Jogaila (Polemic with Jan Tęgowski’s Hypothesis) Cover Image

O rzekomym chrzcie prawosławnym Jagiełły (polemika z hipotezą Jana Tęgowskiego)
On the Alleged Orthodox Baptism of Jogaila (Polemic with Jan Tęgowski’s Hypothesis)

Author(s): Jarosław Nikodem
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Comparative history, Political history, Period(s) of Nation Building
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Jogaila; baptism; Orthodox Church; Lithuania; Dmitry Donskoy

Summary/Abstract: Th e author attempted to verify the opinions of historiography (especially the latest suggestion by JanTęgowski) on the alleged Orthodox baptism of Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. An analysisof the sources has unequivocally shown that the future king of Poland was baptised in Krakow in1386 as a pagan.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 19-35
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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