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    Published: 2019-12-151
    No. XX/1 (2019)

    The status of monastic towns on the example of Jeżów

    Łukasz Kąś
    Echa Przeszłości
    Section: ARTICLES
    https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.4829

    Abstract

    The process of transforming the village of Jeżów into a town began in 1334 when the Lubin abbey was granted the location privilege by Siemowit II, the Duke of Mazovia. Ultimately, Jeżów was granted town privileges under the Magdeburg Law. Jeżów was governed by the abbey’s senior councilors who supervised administrative, judicial and economic affairs in the town. The abbey’s rights to Jeżów and its inhabitants were exercised by provosts who represented the abbey in the town. The Benedictines exerted a considerable influence on the municipal authorities, including Jeżów’s mayor and council. They monopolized religious, cultural and charitable functions in the town. Jeżów’s status changed during the Second Partition of Poland when church property was appropriated by the state in 1796. The monks were deprived of their influence over the local community, and their rights and privileges were transferred to state institutions. At the same time, the Benedictines were tasked with selected administrative functions.

    Keywords:

    monks, Benedictines, monastic town, mayor, city council, location privilege, town privileges, Magdeburg Law, Jeżów

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    Kąś, Łukasz. (2019). The status of monastic towns on the example of Jeżów. Echa Przeszłości, (XX/1). https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.4829

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