Aleksander Newski – święty mnich i bohater wschodniej Słowiańszczyzny

• Authors: Aleksandra Sulikowska-Bełczowska

Title variants

EN

Alexander Nevsky – Saint Monk and Hero of Eastern Slavdom

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses the role of Alexander Nevsky – a Russian prince and a saint of Orthodox Church. Russian writing sources describe him primarily as a winner of the battles against the Swedes in 1240 (the battle of Neva) and the forces of the Livonian Order and Bishopric of Dorpat in 1242 (the Battle on the Ice) and prince who became a monk before his death in 1263. The cult of Alexander began shortly after his death however, its enormous development came only later. The popularity of saint prince increased during the times of Ivan Terrible – after the mid-16th century and in the age of Peter the Great – in the 18th century. The oldest preserved icons of Alexander come from the second half of 16th century and show him as a holy monk. In the 18th-20th centuries the art of official church is dominated by images of Alexander as a ruler and victorious warrior.

Keywords

EN

Alexander Nevsky; prince; monk; Slavdom; icon; film

• Publisher: Akademia Supraska
• Journal: Latopisy Akademii Supraskiej
• Year: 2019
• Volume: Вѣнецъ хваленїѧ. Studia ofiarowane profesorowi Aleksandrowi Naumowowi na jubileusz 70-lecia
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 213-230

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Sulikowska-Bełczowska

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

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