Christianization of Fourteenth-Century Gdańsk

• Authors: Teresa Pac
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article studies the dynamics of the construction of a Christian image in fourteenth-century Gdańsk, as manifested in architecture, urban space, and artwork. This study demonstrates that the city’s Christian image was not only formed by the Teutonic Knights, a Christian military order that governed Gdańsk during this time, but by many social groups representing all strata of the city’s residents, sometimes supported by external powers, in the process of negotiating social and urban statuses. Consequently, the city’s architecture, urban space, and artwork were not only an expression of religious beliefs or of a particular artistic style, but also a manifestation of social, economic, and political identities.

Keywords

EN

christianization; Gdańsk; teutonic knights; medieval art; medieval architecture; medieval saints; medieval city

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Historica: revue pro historii a příbuzné vědy (Historica: Review in history and related sciences)
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-16

Contributors

author

Teresa Pac

• University of Central Oklahoma, USA