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The Fall of the Chorupnik Parish. A Contribution to the History of the Reformation in Poland
The Fall of the Chorupnik Parish. A Contribution to the History of the Reformation in Poland

Author(s): Bogumił Szady
Subject(s): History, Modern Age, 16th Century
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Chełm Diocese; Chorupnik; Reformation; Counter-Reformation; Catholic clergy; Church benefices; nobility

Summary/Abstract: The Polish version of the article was published in Roczniki Humanistyczne vol. 61, issue 2 (2013).The article addresses the question of the fall of the Latin parish in Chorupnik that belonged to the former diocese of Chełm. The parish church in Chorupnik was taken over by Protestants in the second half of the 16th century. Unsuccessful attempts at recovering its property were made by incorporating it into the neighbouring parish in Gorzków. The actions taken by the Gorzków parish priest and the bishop together with his chapter failed, too. A detailed study of such attempts to recover the property of one of the parishes that ceased to exist during the Reformation falls within the context of the relations between the nobility and the clergy in the period of Counter-Reformation. Studying the social, legal and economic relations in a local dimension is important for understanding the mechanisms of the mass transition of the nobility to reformed denominations, and then of their return to the Catholic Church.

  • Issue Year: 66/2018
  • Issue No: 2SP
  • Page Range: 31-42
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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