The Testament of Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski, the bishop of Lutsk (Łuck) and Zhytomyr (Żytomierz) Cover Image

Testament Kaspra Kazimierza Cieciszowskiego, biskupa łuckiego i żytomierskiego
The Testament of Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski, the bishop of Lutsk (Łuck) and Zhytomyr (Żytomierz)

Author(s): Oksana Karlina
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Religion and science
Published by: Biblioteka Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego Diecezji Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskiej
Keywords: Volyn region; Lutsk (Łuck) and Zhytomyr Diocese; Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski; the cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Lutsk (Łuck); testament

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the article is to supplement with new facts the biography of Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski, who was the bishop of Lutsk (Łuck) and Zhytomyr (Żytomierz) in 1798–1831, the metropolitan of Mohyliv (Mohylew) in 1827–1831. Heading more than 30 years Lutsk and Zhytomyr diocese, established in 1798, bishop Cieciszowski made a lot of effort not only for preserving but also building up Roman-Catholic Church in Volyn (Wołyń) in the conditions of Russian absolutizm. The reader can verify this when gets acquainted with bishop Cieciszowski’s testament and additions to it.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 161-174
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish