Uniāti Latvijas teritorijā 17.–19. gadsimtā
The Uniate Church in the Territory of Latvia in the 17th–19th Centuries
Author(s): Plenne Valdis FrancisksSubject(s): History of Church(es), Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Christianity; Church; Uniate Church; Uniates; Greek Catholics; Eastern Rite; Order of the Basilians; Uniate persecution; Duchy of Courland and Semigallia; Courland Governorate; Jēkabpils;
Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the history of the Uniate Church in the territory of Latvia in the 17th–19th centuries, mainly Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (after 1795 it is Courland Governorate incorporated into the Russian Empire). First, the author provides an insight in the history of nascence of Byzantine-Slavonic Christianity in the territory of Latvia in the late 11th century. Its influence was crucial in Eastern Latvia and the water areas of the River Daugava. In the 13th century as a result of purposeful activities of the missionaries from the Holy Roman Empire and the creation of conglomerate of Livonian Church states, the territory of Latvia came under the influence of Latin Christianity. In medieval Livonia there were several Christian churches of Eastern rite for Slavic merchants from Rus. The town residence of Slavic merchants with St. Nicholas Church in Riga was a very important center of Eastern Christianity. The church was served by a priest from Polotsk. As a result of the war (1558–1583), the Livonian confederation was liquidated. At the same time the Slavic merchant churches stopped functioning.
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXXII/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 122-172
- Page Count: 51
- Language: Latvian