Christianization of Poland

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Christianization historical process

The Christianization of Poland was the historical process in the late 10th century by which the Polish state and its population gradually adopted Christianity, integrating the region into the Latin Christian cultural and political sphere.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christianization ⓘ historical process ⓘ
baptismDateApprox	14 April 966 ⓘ
baptismLocationHypothesized	Gniezno NERFINISHED ⓘ Ostrów Lednicki NERFINISHED ⓘ Poznań NERFINISHED ⓘ
baptismOfRuler	Mieszko I of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
baptismRite	Latin rite ⓘ
baptizedBy	missionaries from the Duchy of Bohemia ⓘ
chronologicalNote	process continued through the 11th century ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
ecclesiasticalDevelopment	creation of the Gniezno archbishopric in 1000 ⓘ subordination initially to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg (contested) ⓘ
ecclesiasticalDevelopment	establishment of the bishopric of Poznań ⓘ
effectOnCulture	development of early Polish art and architecture ⓘ introduction of church organization ⓘ spread of Latin literacy ⓘ
effectOnLaw	introduction of Christian norms ⓘ
effectOnSociety	formation of a Christian elite ⓘ gradual abandonment of pagan cults ⓘ
effectOnState	inclusion in the community of Christian monarchies ⓘ international recognition of the Polish state ⓘ
historiographicalTerm	Baptism of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
initiatedBy	Mieszko I of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyFigure	Dobrawa of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan (first bishop of Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mieszko I of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Latin ⓘ
linkedTo	Christianization of the Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ expansion of Latin Christendom in Central Europe ⓘ
longTermResult	dominance of Roman Catholicism in Poland ⓘ integration of Poland into Western Latin civilization ⓘ
mainEvent	Baptism of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext	integration into the Latin Christian world ⓘ strengthening of Piast rule ⓘ
politicalMotivation	counterbalancing influence of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ seeking alliance with Bohemia ⓘ
previousReligion	Slavic paganism ⓘ paganism ⓘ
regionAffected	Greater Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Pomerania (later and more gradually) NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Congress of Gniezno NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionAdopted	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
rulingDynasty	Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
startCentury	10th century ⓘ
startDate	966 ⓘ

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

baptism of Poland → hasEffect → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

subject surface form: Baptism of Poland

baptism of Poland → alsoKnownAs → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

subject surface form: Baptism of Poland

Congress of Gniezno → follows → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul → associatedWith → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

Piasts of Gniezno → associatedWith → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

Christianization of Lithuania → precededBy → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

Piast → notableEvent → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

subject surface form: Piast dynasty

Polish chronicles → described → Christianization of Poland ⓘ

Duke of Greater Poland → associatedWith → Christianization of Poland ⓘ