Mesco dux Polonie baptizatur – wejście władztwa piastowskiego do Respublica Christiana
Mesco dux Polonie baptizatur – the Access of the Piast Power to the Respublica Christiana

Summary/Abstract: The article refers to the religious and cultural turning point that took place in the Piast state due tothe act of accepting Christianity by the prince Mieszko I (who died in 992) in 966. These issuesare presented from the view-point of a controversial interpretation regarding the source foundationand literature, number of which has increased over the decades. The baptism of the historicallyfirst Polish ruler was preceded by his marriage with the Czech princess Dobrava (who died in977), which resulted in the alliance with the Přemyslid monarchy and in the growing connectionswith Germany along with the conflicts with the Veleti. The consequence of the 966 year’s eventswas the initiating of the Christianization processes in the whole state of the Piasts and its gradualaccessing to the circle of Latin culture. In effect, the grounds for the institutional Church wereformed, and the Polish aspirations for being a member of Western culture, which have lasted forall the centuries, were established.

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