An outline of the history of the Popkowice parish until the early 17th century Cover Image

Zarys dziejów parafii Popkowice do początków XVII wieku
An outline of the history of the Popkowice parish until the early 17th century

Author(s): Jacek Chachaj
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, History of Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: the Popkowice parish; St Maurice Church in Zawichost; scholasteria of the Sandomierz chapter; the development of the parish network in the archdeaconry of Zawichost

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a synthetic discussion on the earliest period of the history of the parish of Popkowice, from the moment it was founded to the early 17th century. Referring to the sources, the paper verifies the views present in the literature on the investigated subject. The text analyses in depth the circumstances of the foundation of the Popkowice parish, puts forward hypotheses on its previous parish affiliation, discusses its history in the 15th and 16th centuries as well as its decline during the Reformation and its revival in the first half of the 17th century. The last part of the article focuses on the affiliation of the Popkowice parish to the church administrative units and the list of the priests (as complete as possible at the present state of research) in Popkowice in the investigated period.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 110
  • Page Range: 93-118
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish