Początki i rozwój chrześcijaństwa w Czechach za pierwszych Przemyślidów (do końca X wieku)
Beginnings and development of Christianity in the Czech for the first Przemyślids (by the end of the tenth century)

Summary/Abstract: Christianity came to the Bohemia through neighboring Moravia and Bavaria, which from the end of the 9th century began to play an increasingly important role. As shown by the results of historical and archaeological research, up to the middle of the 10th century its range was limited to the domain of Přemyslid' (Praga's Basin). The spreading of a new religion was the result of actions taken by Wenceslas I and Boleslav I. However, the conduct of systematic and organized missionary work was hampered by the lack of sufficient clergy, schools and own bishopric (973). Much more slowly, however, was the change in the mentality and shaping of the religious culture of the population under the influence of the new religion. In the Czech State, this process was visible until the forties of the 11th century and – similarly to other countries of the region – it was also dependent on the progress in the construction of a state organization. In historical and philological studies, attention is paid to the cultural characteristic of the Přemyslid' family, although there is no convincing evidence of the continuity of the cultural and religious heritage of Slavonic liturgy and script in the Bohemia. The position of the Czech principality in the political and cultural realities of Europe of the early Middle Ages and the possession of two canonized members of the dynasty (Saint Ludmila and Saint Wenceslas) provided the Přemyslid' family with a high position among the ruling houses that shaped the history and culture of Central Europe.

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