Christianization of the territory of today's Moravia and Slovakia before 863

Ivanič, Peter (author)

Christianization, associated with consolidation of power and establishment of early Christian state formations, contributed significantly to creation of medieval Europe. Although the territory of today´s Moravia (eastern part of the Czech Republic) and Slovakia came into contact with Christianity already at the end of antiquity, the more intensive Christianization of these lands took place only from the 8th century, when this territory was settled by Slavs. Missionaries from the Frankish Empire, from the territory of Istria, Dalmatia and northern Italy came here. Domestic Slavic elites started to convert to Christianity as from the 9th century. For them, Christianity became a means of recognizing their social status externally and allowed them to integrate with the more culturally advanced Christian world. Archaeological findings (e.g. crosses and captorgs, plaques and bells from Bojná, objects of secular character), written sources, sacral architecture and burying methods testify to the existence of Christianity in the territory of today´s Moravia and Slovakia, especially in centers of the power.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Middle Ages, Christianity, christianization, Slovakia, Moravia
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2020
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: Str. 655-667
• Numbering: Letn. 80, [št.] 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-163698
• UDC: 27-9(437.32+437.6)"653"
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2020/03/Ivanic
• COBISS.SI-ID: 44704771
• Publication date in RUL: 10.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik = Theological quarterly : Glasilo Teološke fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Univerza v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Pokristjanjevanje ozemlja današnje Moravske in Slovaške pred letom 863

Abstract

Pokristjanjevanje, povezano z utrjevanjem oblasti in vzpostavljanjem zgodnjih krščanskih državnih tvorb, je odločilno prispevalo k oblikovanju srednjeveške Evrope. Čeprav je ozemlje današnje Moravske (vzhodnega dela današnje Češke republike) in Slovaške prišlo v stik s krščanstvom že ob koncu antike, se je intenzivnejše pokristjanjevanje omenjenih dežel dogajalo šele od 8. stoletja naprej, ko so to ozemlje naselili Slovani. Tja so prihajali misijonarji iz Frankovskega cesarstva, Istre, Dalmacije in severne Italije. Domače slovanske elite so se v 9. stoletju začele spreobračati v krščanstvo. Zanje je krščanstvo pomenilo sredstvo zunanje podkrepitve njihovega družbenega položaja in jim je omogočilo vključitev v kulturno razvitejši krščanski svet. O navzočnosti krščanstva na ozemlju današnje Moravske in Slovaške, zlasti v središčih oblasti, pričujejo arheološke najdbe (npr. križi in kaptorgi, plošče in zvonovi iz Bojne, predmeti posvetnega značaja), pisni viri, sakralna arhitektura in načini pokopavanja mrtvih.

• Keywords: srednji vek, krščanstvo, pokristjanjevanje, Slovaška, Moravska