O ustanowieniu wspólnoty między Clairvaux a Oliwą w roku 1601

• Authors: Karol Polejowski

Title variants

EN

About the establishment of union between Clairvaux and Oliwa in 1601

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

After the events of 1577, when the Oliwa convent was destroyed by the Gdańsk units, Cistercians from Gdańsk made an effort to reconstruct it. The central figure in the process of reconstruction was Filip Adler (died 1630), Oliwa’s prior, the author of the Oliwa chronicle describing the events from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. The basis of the reforming activities of Filip Adler was the establishment of close cooperation with the Abbey of Cistercians in Clairvaux in Champagne, the head of which was Denis Largentire (died 1624). The latter started the reformatory movement in the Order of Cistercians, after it had been weakened at the turn of the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Filip Adler turned out to be a loyal partner of Denis Largentier. He visited France at least four times, taking part in general chapters of the Order, which took place in Cîteaux. He also visited Claivaux, from where he brought not only books but also brothers, who were to help in the spiritual rebirth of Oliwa. A union between the two convents was formally established on the strength of the act of 20 March 1601, which was a natural conclusion of the cooperation between Oliwa and Clairvaux. The act establishing the union is kept in the Archive of the Department of Aube (Troyes, France), and its undeniable value is proved by the fact that it was signed by 43 members of the Oliwa convent.

Keywords

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Cistercians; Oliwa; Filip Adler; Denis Largentier

• Publisher: Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu
• Journal: Zapiski Historyczne
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 89-97

Contributors

author

Karol Polejowski

• Katedra Filologii Romańskiej, Wydział Filologiczny, Uniwersytet Gdański