Wątki religijne i duszpasterskie bitwy pod Wschową 1706

• Authors: Adam Kalbarczyk

Abstracts

EN

On 13 February 1706, in the Republic of Poland, near its western border, between the villages of Dębowa Łęka and Osowa Sień, a bloody battle was fought, which went down in history under the name of ‘the Battle of Fraustadt’. The Swedish army commanded by General Karl Gustaf Rehnsköld routed the Saxon and Russian forces, superior in number, under the command of General Johann Matthias Schulenburg. This battle is regarded as one of the most important combats in the Great Northern War (1700-1721). Several extensive works in Polish, German and Swedish were written about it. All their authors present this event primarily from a military history point of view. The Great Northern War and one of its combats, the Battle of Fraustadt, were not accompanied by any religious motivation. Nevertheless, those who started them and took part in them believed in a religion, belonged to one of the Christians religions, were people of faith, which, to a greater or lesser extent, could shape their view of the political order in contemporary Europe. Their faith could contribute to the alliances they entered, the decisions they made, their attitude, a fighting spirit, the soldiers’ morale. In addition, both armies had a well-organized pastoral care of the soldiers. These both themes of the Battle of Fraustadt – religious and pastoral – were discussed in two parts of this article: the first one devoted to the significance of a religion in the countries involved in the battle and their rulers, and the other one focusing on military chaplaincy in both armies of that time. The investigated material shows that everything which was connected with this battle was related, to a greater or lesser extent, to transcendence, to God, who was perceived, on one hand, as a mystery unfathomable to a human and on the other hand, as an active participant in the history of man and the world, God who ultimately decides about everything. That was why most participants of the battle paid a great attention to faith, prayer, God’s word, Christian liturgy, pastoral ministry and eternal remembrance of heroes.

Keywords

PL

Bitwa pod Wschową; 1706 rok; obraz Kielich pułku

• Publisher: Agencja Wydawnicza “PDN”
• Journal: Adhibenda
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 13-29

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

author

Adam Kalbarczyk

• Wydział Teologiczny UAM w Poznaniu

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

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