https://doi.org/10.31648/ep.4831
In the first part of the study, the author relies on previously unexplored historical sources to propose reliable dates (1473-1474) for the jurisdiction of Kiev bishop Wojciech Narbut, a Lithuanian nobleman, against the backdrop of political and social changes in the Kiev region. In the second part of the article, the author rectifies an error in the existing literature by making a clear distinction between Michał of Lviv, a Polish Dominican monk and Kiev bishop (1486-1494), and Michał Burza, also a Polish Dominican monk, the long-serving prior of the Lviv Order and the vicar of the Rus contrata, who died in 1496. In 1473, Wojciech Narbut, a Lithuanian nobleman, was appointed as the bishop of Kiev by King Casimir IV after the death of Klemens of Widawa, the Catholic bishop of Kiev (born to a family of Polish peasants), who had held the office since 1451. An analysis of historical sources and genealogy research suggests that the coat of arms of Narbut’s family was Trąby (Horns) rather than Topór (Axe). A previously unexplored historical source dating back to the spring of 1474 indicates that Wojciech Tabor was appointed as an ordinary to the Kiev diocese and exercised full powers of jurisdiction as the bishop of Kiev at least between the summer of 1473 and the fall of 1474. As a member of a noble Catholic family that remained loyal to the Jagiellonian court, Tabor was a highly useful liaison for the king. He was appointed to Kiev during a period of extensive political transformations. In 1471, the territorial duchy was replaced by the Kiev Voivodeship governed by Marcin Gasztołd, a Lithuanian aristocrat, pious Catholic, patron of the Bernardine monks, and a trusted aide of Casimir IV. The purpose of these strategic appointments was to facilitate the consolidation of Kievan territories within the boundaries of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, to strengthen the king’s rule, to protect the duchy against Tatar raids, and to reinforce Catholic institutions. The second part of the study focuses on Michał of Lviv, a Polish Dominican monk who was appointed as the bishop of Kiev by King Casimir IV in 1486 and died in 1494. In the existing literature, Michał of Lviv is often mistaken for another outstanding Polish Dominican monk, Michał Burza, the long-serving prior of the Corpus Christi Ordery in Lviv, the vicar of the Rus contrata, the monastic superior in the Polish province, and a prominent theologian, who died in Lviv in 1496. This part of the study describes the dire circumstances faced by Kiev after that Tatar raids of 1482 during which all shrines, including the Catholic cathedral, the court chapel and the Dominican monastery, had been burned down. The article details laborious reconstruction efforts that began in the city in 1483.
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