Kasata klasztoru bazylianów w Białej Podlaskiej
Dissolution of the Basilian Monastery in Biała Podlaska

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the process of dissolution of the Basilian monastery in Biała Podlaska in the legal and formal aspect, taking into account the context of political and social changes. It describes the lot of the monastery property, its immovables and movables, the building of the church and its equipment, as well as the monastery library. It presents also the attitudes of monks towards dissolution and their fate after leaving Biała Podlaska. The dissolution of the Biała Podlaska monastery was in line with the assumptions of Russian policy, leading to the liquidation of the Uniate Church and the extinction of the cult of Blessed Josaphat Kuncewicz, whose relics were in the Biala Podlaska church and were worshiped by both Roman and Greek Catholics. The liquidation of the Biała Podlaska monastery has permanently changed the religious and cultural scenery of the city and the surrounding area.

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