ON THE RECEPTION OF THE CYRILO-METHODIAN WORK IN THE POLISH-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH IN THE 16th-18th CENTURIES (Notes with review of newly discovered old printed sources)

Abstract

The history of the life and deeds of SS Cyrill and Methodius and their missionary work is a motive in the old print booksfrom the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita) in the 16-18th century. Various texts (of varying length, detail and credibility) confirm that the figures of the Brothers of Solun were known to Polish religious and historical writers and were highly respected. For Cyrillomethodian studies, it seems valuable to extract such materials and analyze them as they show the reception of the Cyrill and Methodius heritage over the centuries. The article presents a collection of new excerpts and comments on the Cyrillomethodean historical and religious story from old prints in Polish.