Szesnasto- i siedemnastowieczne piśmiennictwo polskie o św. Jadwidze Królowej. Kształt i bezdroża
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2024
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Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
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Wieki XVI i XVII w dziejach Europy i Polski były trudnymi czasami, naznaczonymi wielorakimi przemianami. Uwidoczniły się one także w historiografii, która wpływała na kształt opowieści o minionych czasach. Artykuł analizuje wypowiedzi różnych polskich historyków na temat XIV-wiecznej królowej Polski – Jadwigi, córki Ludwika Węgierskiego, fundatorki Uniwersytetu Krakowskiego, jak też świętej. Pomimo upływu wieków żyła ona w pamięci profesorów Uniwersytetu, środowisku związanym z katedrą wawelską (gdzie została pogrzebana) i jej kapitułą. Nie pomijali jej wspomnienia historycy opisujący dzieje Polski. Wszyscy wspomniani kronikarze i historycy podkreślali ważną rolę polityczną i religijną królowej, wskazując jej szczególne cnoty. Postać Jadwigi stała się dla twórców wspomnianych wieków symbolem idealnego, dalekowzrocznego władcy, pobożności i mądrości, co miało także wpływ na kształtowanie się świadomości historycznej i kulturowej Polski tamtego okresu.
The 16th and 17th centuries in the history of Europe and Poland were difficult times marked by numerous transformations. These changes were also reflected in historiography, which influenced the narrative of past events. The article analyzes the writings of various Polish historians about the 14th-century Queen Jadwiga, daughter of Louis the Great of Hungary, founder of the University of Kraków, and a saint. Despite the fading memory of this queen, she remained present in the collective memory of the professors of the University, the community associated with Wawel Cathedral (where she was buried), and its chapter. Historians documenting Polish history did not omit mentioning her. All the mentioned chroniclers and historians emphasized her important political and religious role, highlighting her virtues as an ideal ruler. Her figure became a symbol for the writers of these centuries of an ideal, far-sighted ruler, piety, and wisdom, which also influenced the shaping of historical and cultural consciousness in Poland during that period. A certain amount of confusion regarding the depiction of her figure was introduced by the Martyrologium Romanum of Cardinal Cesare Baronio, which erroneously stated that the relics of Saint Hedwig of Silesia were interred in Kraków. As a result, some works, taking this into account, caused further confusion by mixing up the two figures.
The 16th and 17th centuries in the history of Europe and Poland were difficult times marked by numerous transformations. These changes were also reflected in historiography, which influenced the narrative of past events. The article analyzes the writings of various Polish historians about the 14th-century Queen Jadwiga, daughter of Louis the Great of Hungary, founder of the University of Kraków, and a saint. Despite the fading memory of this queen, she remained present in the collective memory of the professors of the University, the community associated with Wawel Cathedral (where she was buried), and its chapter. Historians documenting Polish history did not omit mentioning her. All the mentioned chroniclers and historians emphasized her important political and religious role, highlighting her virtues as an ideal ruler. Her figure became a symbol for the writers of these centuries of an ideal, far-sighted ruler, piety, and wisdom, which also influenced the shaping of historical and cultural consciousness in Poland during that period. A certain amount of confusion regarding the depiction of her figure was introduced by the Martyrologium Romanum of Cardinal Cesare Baronio, which erroneously stated that the relics of Saint Hedwig of Silesia were interred in Kraków. As a result, some works, taking this into account, caused further confusion by mixing up the two figures.
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Jagiellonowie, królowa Jadwiga, literatura hagiograficzna, piśmiennictwo renesansowe