Rola Kościoła w społeczeństwie staropolskim na przykładzie XVII-wiecznego archidiakonatu gnieźnieńskiego (wybrane aspekty)
The role of the Church in Old Polish society illustrated with the example of the seventeenth-century archdeaconry of Gniezno (selected aspects)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to show the role of the Church in Old Polish society illustrated with the example of a specific area (the archdeaconry of Gniezno) at a specific time (the seventeenth century). It presents selected aspects of this subject: secular clergy and the function of the parish.The article discusses not only the social functions of the Church and their institutionalized effects, such as hospitals, schools and brotherhoods; it analyses the role of the Christian religion in developing culture as well. To perform those functions, the Church became involved in two formidable tasks associated with the age of reforms, initiated by the Council of Trent: the education of the whole society, and charity as a practical effect of mercy. The purpose of both those tasks was to educate society.

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