| Abstract [eng] |
The issue discussed in the article refers to the geog he issue discussed in the article refers to the geog-- raphy of the archdioceses, established by St.bruno of Querfurt and the meaning and the circumstances of the appearance of the term “Russiana gloriatur ecclesia” mentioned “in the name of the Russian king” by the name Nethimer and the hagiographer Peter Damian (the first half of the 11 th century). The greatest attention is focused on the letter to the king of Germany Henry II (the future emperor), written by St.bruno himself and to the insert, written by Peter Damian, describing the martyrdom of St.bruno boniface’s (1009). It becomes clear in the research that St.bruno of Querfurt, after being anointed the archbishop of missions or pagans in 1004, did his work in at least several peripheries: in Hungary and in Kiev Russia, i.e., among “black Hungarians”, Kiev Russia and Pechenegian, i.e., among Pechenegs. For the latter St.bruno anointed the bishop and he also visited three Pechenegian lands. another periphery, where people were sent by St. bruno (the bishop and the monks), was Sweden. Finally the missionary himself came to Russian-Lithuanian border, where he was killed. all this geography shows, that St. bruno of Querfurt did his missions and established the archdioceses in particular peripheries, in territories not available for any political influences, where other bishops were not doing their work and which didn’t lie within other bishops’ jurisdiction. With the view of avoiding the violation of political and church subordination law in relationship to other bishops and the rulers, supporting them, 22 St.bruno, if we trust hagiographical sources, visited Prussia, but he didn’t do any missions there-instead he immediately headed for the Russian-Lithuanian border [...]. |
