baptism of Poland

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The baptism of Poland was the 966 AD Christianization of the Polish ruler Mieszko I and his realm, marking the symbolic beginning of the Polish state and its integration into Latin Christendom.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
baptism ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Christianization of Poland ⓘ
Chrzest Polski ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Duchy of the Polans ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Poland
commemoratedBy 1050th anniversary celebrations in 2016 ⓘ
Polish state celebrations ⓘ
commemoratedOn April 14 ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
denomination Latin Church ⓘ
describedBySource Gallus Anonymus’ chronicle ⓘ
linked to: Polish chronicles
followedBy creation of the Diocese of Poznań ⓘ
establishment of church structures in Poland ⓘ
hasCause conversion of Mieszko I to Christianity ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact development of church architecture in Poland ⓘ
introduction of Latin literacy ⓘ
spread of Christian culture in Poland ⓘ
hasEffect Christianization of Poland ⓘ
beginning of the Polish state ⓘ
integration of Poland into Latin Christendom ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance alignment of Poland with Western Europe ⓘ
strengthening of Mieszko I’s rule ⓘ
symbolic beginning of Polish history ⓘ
hasLegalImpact introduction of Christian norms of law ⓘ
hasParticipant Dobrawa of Bohemia ⓘ
Mieszko I ⓘ
linked to: Mieszko I of Poland

Polans ⓘ
clergy from the Latin Church ⓘ
hasSymbol baptismal font ⓘ
cross of Christ ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
location territory of the Polans ⓘ
mainSubject Mieszko I ⓘ
linked to: Mieszko I of Poland
opposedTo pagan Slavic beliefs ⓘ
pointInTime 10th century ⓘ
966 ⓘ
politicalContext need for alliance with Christian neighbors ⓘ
relations with Bohemia ⓘ
relations with the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousContext Latin Christendom ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
rite Roman Catholic rite ⓘ
significantEventFor Christianization of Central Europe ⓘ
Piast dynasty ⓘ
Polish statehood ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater Poland → historicalEvent → baptism of Poland ⓘ
Piast dynasty → significantEvent → Christianization of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
Catholic Church in Poland → majorEvent → baptism of Poland in 966 ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
Gniezno → isAssociatedWith → Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
Mieszko I of Poland → notableEvent → Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
Archdiocese of Poznań → associatedWith → baptism of Poland ⓘ
Christianization of the Slavs → associatedWith → Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
Christianization of Poland → mainEvent → Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
Christianization of Poland → historiographicalTerm → Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
Dobrawa of Bohemia → associatedWith → Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
early Polish state → hasImportantEvent → Baptism of Poland ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland
early Piast realm → significantEvent → Baptism of Poland (966) ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Poland