MEDIEVAL MIGRATION OF THE DOMINICAN FRIARS OF WIELKOPOLSKA

• Authors: Kaczmarek, Krzysztof

Abstracts

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The aim of this paper was to present the concentration, aims and intensity of migration undertaken during the medieval period by Dominican friars form the monasteries belonging to the Wielkopolska branch of the Polish Province of the Order of the Preachers. Historically Dominican friars are regarded as being a community leading a very active lifestyle. This belief proves correct in the case of the friars in the Wielkopolska region. In The medieval period Dominican friars undertook a great deal of journeys, especially with the aims of the teaching and preaching. Particularly often and intensively brothers would journey within the nearest territories surrounding their monasteries or within the boundaries of their province. Wielkopolska Dominicans during the 15th century also undertook far off journeys, crossing the boundaries of their provinces. The motivation for such migration more often or not for the purposes of education and representing their province at the forum of the General Chapter of the Order

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Poznaniu
• Journal: Studia Periegetica
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 55-71

Dates

published

2019-12-29

Contributors

author

Kaczmarek, Krzysztof