Christianisation of Pomerania

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The Christianisation of Pomerania was the medieval process by which the pagan West Slavic inhabitants of the Pomeranian region were converted to Christianity through missionary activity, political pressure, and integration into emerging Christian states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
historical process ⓘ
medieval history event ⓘ
appliesTo West Slavs ⓘ
pagan Pomeranians ⓘ
chronology largely completed by the 12th century ⓘ
preceded by Christianization attempts from Poland in the 10th–11th centuries ⓘ
describedIn Vita Ottonis Bambergensis ⓘ
medieval chronicles ⓘ
followedBy decline of traditional Slavic religion in Pomerania ⓘ
establishment of Christian ecclesiastical organization in Pomerania ⓘ
spread of Latin Christian culture in Pomerania ⓘ
hasCause integration into Christian states ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ
political pressure ⓘ
hasMethod baptism ⓘ
diplomatic pressure ⓘ
foundation of bishoprics ⓘ
foundation of monasteries ⓘ
integration into feudal structures ⓘ
military coercion ⓘ
missionary preaching ⓘ
hasParticipant Bolesław III Wrymouth ⓘ
Catholic Church ⓘ
Duke Wartislaw I of Pomerania ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Otto of Bamberg ⓘ
Polish Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Poland

local Pomeranian nobility ⓘ
locatedIn Baltic Sea region ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ
Pomerania ⓘ
mainSubject Pomerania ⓘ
partOf Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
religionConvertedFrom Slavic paganism ⓘ
religionConvertedTo Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent Baptism of Duke Wartislaw I ⓘ
Conversion of the inhabitants of Kamień ⓘ
Conversion of the inhabitants of Szczecin ⓘ
Conversion of the inhabitants of Wolin ⓘ
destruction of pagan temples in Pomerania ⓘ
establishment of the Bishopric of Kammin ⓘ
establishment of the Bishopric of Kołobrzeg ⓘ
first mission of Otto of Bamberg in 1124 ⓘ
mission of Otto of Bamberg ⓘ
second mission of Otto of Bamberg in 1128 ⓘ
suppression of pagan cults in Pomerania ⓘ
startTime 11th century ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ

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Pomeranians → historicalProcess → Christianisation of Pomerania ⓘ
Duchy of Pomerania → significantEvent → Christianization of Pomerania ⓘ
linked to: Christianisation of Pomerania
Pomeranian Piasts → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of Pomerania ⓘ
linked to: Christianisation of Pomerania
Christianisation of Pomerania → significantEvent → Baptism of Duke Wartislaw I ⓘ
linked to: Christianisation of Pomerania
Dukes of Pomerania → participatedIn → Christianization of Pomerania ⓘ
linked to: Christianisation of Pomerania
Griffin dynasty → notableEvent → Christianization of Pomerania ⓘ
linked to: Christianisation of Pomerania
Pomeranian region → hasReligionHistory → Christianization of Pomerania in the Middle Ages ⓘ
linked to: Christianisation of Pomerania
Saint Otto of Bamberg → notableFor → Christianization of Pomerania ⓘ
linked to: Christianisation of Pomerania