Bede the Venerable in Polish Religious Prose of the 16th –18th Centuries

Obrazek miniatury
Data
2020
Autorzy
Puchalska-Dąbrowska, Bernadetta M.
Tytuł czasopisma
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Tytuł tomu
Wydawnictwo
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Abstrakt
The aim of the article is to introduce Bede the Venerable as a role model present in Polish religious prose of the 16th–18th centuries. The sources under discussion are mainly collections of the lives of saints. The profile of Bede, shown as a perfect Benedictine monk, scholar and priest, is inspired by the earliest biographical Anglo-Saxon sources (e.g. Bede’s autobiography and Cuthbert’s letter concerning his death). Polish hagiography, following the directions of the Trent Council, aims at emphasising Bede’s qualities required from the clergy at that time – in-depth spiritual life, thorough knowledge, respect towards authorities, and teaching skills.
Opis
Translated by Karolina Puchała-Ladzińska.
Słowa kluczowe
Bede the Venerable , role model , religious prose , hagiography , sources
Cytowanie
Tematy i Konteksty nr specjalny 1(2020), s. 105–120