Christianization of Livonia

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Christianization historical process part of the Northern Crusades

The Christianization of Livonia was the medieval process, led largely by German crusaders and clergy, of converting the pagan peoples of the eastern Baltic region (modern Latvia and Estonia) to Christianity and incorporating their lands into the Latin Christian world.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Christianization of the Baltic region 3
Christianization of Estonia 1
Christianization of Latvia 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
historical process ⓘ
part of the Northern Crusades ⓘ
authorizedBy Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED ⓘ
papal crusading bulls ⓘ
papal legates ⓘ
characterizedBy building of churches and cathedrals ⓘ
forced conversion ⓘ
foundation of monasteries ⓘ
military conquest ⓘ
missionary preaching ⓘ
documentedIn Chronicle of Henry of Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Livonian Rhymed Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEndTime 13th century ⓘ
c. 1230s ⓘ
hasLanguageOfMission Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocation Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Baltic region ⓘ
modern Estonia ⓘ
modern Latvia ⓘ
hasPart Livonian Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ
conquest of Riga ⓘ
conquest of Saaremaa ⓘ
conquest of Turaida ⓘ
conversion of the Estonian counties ⓘ
foundation of the Archbishopric of Riga ⓘ
foundation of the Bishopric of Courland ⓘ
foundation of the Bishopric of Dorpat ⓘ
foundation of the Bishopric of Riga ⓘ
foundation of the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek ⓘ
hasStartTime c. 1180s ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ
ledBy Bishop Albert of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cistercian missionaries ⓘ
German clergy ⓘ
German crusaders ⓘ
Livonian Brothers of the Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ
Order of the Brothers of the Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy Curonians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Estonians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Letts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Livonians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oeselians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Semigallians NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Baltic Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ
expansion of Western Christendom ⓘ
religionIntroduced Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedReligion Baltic paganism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Finnic paganism ⓘ
resultedIn German political dominance in Livonia ⓘ
church landownership in Livonia ⓘ
creation of Terra Mariana ⓘ
establishment of feudal structures ⓘ
formation of the Livonian Confederation ⓘ
integration into the Latin Christian world ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Bishop Albert of Riga → notableWork → Christianization of Livonia ⓘ
subject surface form: Albert of Riga
Northern Crusades → hasConsequence → Christianization of Livonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christianization of the Baltic region
Yuryev → associatedWith → Christianization of Livonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christianization of the Baltic region
History of Estonia → includesEvent → Christianization of Livonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christianization of Estonia
History of Latvia → includesEvent → Christianization of Livonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christianization of the Baltic peoples
Baltic paganism → suppressedBy → Christianization of Livonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christianization of the Baltic region
Baltic paganism → historicalEvent → Christianization of Livonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christianization of Latvia