Życie i działalność prymasa Stanisława Karnkowskiego – postulaty (problemy) badawcze
Life and activities of Primate Stanislaw Karnkowski – research postulates (problems)

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the pastoral and political activities of Primate Stanislaw Karnkowski (1520–1603), his participation as the leader of the Catholic Church in the introduction of the Tridentine reforms in the Republic, and involvement in the establishment of colleges and seminaries for priests. An important part of the text is a discussion of the publishing activities of Karnkowski and his associates. The most important research needs for the preparation of a full monograph on the primate have been identified. Karnkowski’s participation in the most important historical events that took place while he served as Bishop of Wloclawek and then as primate was discussed in relation to free elections, the Warsaw Confederation, and the laws he created to secure the most important cities in the Republic, namely Gdansk (Karnkowski Statutes 1570).

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