Polish Brethren

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The Polish Brethren were a radical 16th–17th century Christian movement in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth known for their anti-Trinitarian (Unitarian) theology, religious tolerance, and early advocacy of social and political reform.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Polish Brethren canonical 14
Arians of Poland 2
Polish Brethren (Socinians) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious movement
Unitarian movement
anti-Trinitarian group
activeInCentury 16th century
17th century
center Lesser Poland
surface form: Little Poland (Małopolska)

Lublin Voivodeship
surface form: Lublin region

Raków Częstochowa
surface form: Raków
consequenceOfSuppression expulsion of members from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
dissolved mid-17th century
doctrine denial of Christ’s pre-existence as a divine person
emphasis on following the moral teachings of Jesus
opposition to serfdom and social inequality
rejection of coercion in matters of faith
support for separation of church and state
founded 1560s
hasAlternativeName Polish Brethren
surface form: Arians of Poland

Ecclesia Minor
Polish Reformed churches
surface form: Minor Reformed Church of Poland

Socinians
influenced Unitarianism
surface form: English Unitarians

Enlightenment religious thought
Hungarian Unitarian Church
surface form: Transylvanian Unitarians

early modern Unitarianism
knownFor advocacy of political reform
advocacy of social reform
early Unitarian theology in Eastern Europe
pacifism
rational approach to Scripture
rejection of the doctrine of the Trinity
religious tolerance
language Latin
Polish
legacy development of liberal Protestant and Unitarian traditions in Europe
notableMember Fausto Sozzini
Johannes Crellius
Jonasz Szlichtyng
Marcin Czechowic
Piotr z Goniądza
partOf Radical Reformation
persecutedBy Catholic Church in Poland
surface form: Catholic Church in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Polish nobility supportive of Counter-Reformation
produced Racovian Catechism
region Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Poland
religion Christianity
separatedFrom Calvinism
Polish Reformed churches
surface form: Polish Calvinist Church
suppressedBy royal edict of 1658 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
theologicalOrientation Unitarianism
anti-Trinitarianism

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

Unitarianism historicallyAssociatedWith Polish Brethren
Polish Brethren hasAlternativeName Polish Brethren
this entity surface form: Arians of Poland
Socinians associatedWith Polish Brethren
Ecclesia Minor alsoKnownAs Polish Brethren
Ecclesia Minor alsoKnownAs Polish Brethren
this entity surface form: Arians of Poland
Ecclesia Minor alsoKnownAs Polish Brethren
this entity surface form: Socinians in Poland
Racovian Catechism religiousTradition Polish Brethren
Racovian Catechism publisher Polish Brethren
Fausto Sozzini movement Polish Brethren
Fausto Sozzini influenced Polish Brethren
Johannes Crellius religiousAffiliation Polish Brethren
Johannes Crellius movement Polish Brethren
Raków associatedWithMovement Polish Brethren
Jonasz Szlichtyng movement Polish Brethren
Jonasz Szlichtyng affiliation Polish Brethren
Piotr z Goniądza movement Polish Brethren
Marcin Czechowic movement Polish Brethren
Marcin Czechowic affiliation Polish Brethren
this entity surface form: Polish Brethren (Socinians)