Talk:Christianization of Poland

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Shouldn't this be "christening of Poland" rather? I suspect this is a little bit of a mistranslation, conjuring up the image of the whole of Poland being submerged in a baptismal fount. dab (&#5839;) 21:00, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Then we should Baptism of Kiev as well, if only for the sake of standartization. --Ghirlandajo 01:58, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

In Poland the term used for description of the event is 'baptism of Poland' not 'Christianization of Poland'.The changes you made make the information incorrect as Chrzest Polski means Baptism of Poland --Molobo 00:21, 21 November 2005 (UTC)


 * The Christianization of Poland was a process that took some centuries. The "baptism of Poland," by contrast, was an event, symbolized by the baptism of Poland's first ruler, that initiated this process of Christianization.  The term "Baptism of Poland" is analogous to "Baptism of Kievan Rus'."  logologist 07:56, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

US Postal Service Celebrates 1000 year anniv.
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 * Eclectic99 (talk) 13:11, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Could you provide a better reference? Something with a text? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; talk to me 17:51, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Baptism?
Shouldn't this be named "Christianization of Poland"? It seems like an more established naming on WP. Renata (talk) 18:46, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually a quick count on GBooks suggests 2:1 for Baptism. So given the established name, I'd suggest a regular RM discussion if you'd like to solicit more comments; personally I an neutral (wiki use vs literature use, tough). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 02:26, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Doubravka baptized together with Mieszko?
The article says that Doubravka/Dobrawa was baptized at the same time as Mieszko. It also says that she was "a zealous Christian, played a significant role in promoting Christianity in Poland, and might have had significant influence on converting Mieszko himself". It seems contradictory to me (although it's theoretically possible that she was a catechumen before arriving in Poland) and also contrary to anyhting I've read on this subject before. So is her adult baptism in Poland really supported by sources? — Kpalion(talk) 09:19, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

There's one more sentence that looks somewhat suspicious to me: "Christianity arrived on the Polish lands around the late 8th century, most likely around the time when the Vistulan tribe encountered the Christian rite in dealings with their neighbors, the Great Moravia (Bohemian) state." How could Chrstianity arrive to Poland from Great Moravia in the 8th century, if Great Moravia herself did not exist unti c. 830, and Saints Cyril and Methodius only arrived in Great Moravia in the 860s? — Kpalion(talk) 09:59, 14 February 2014 (UTC)


 * You're most likely right on the first one, it's a mistake. On the second issue, someone probably meant late 800's, i.e. 9th century.Volunteer Marek (talk) 10:26, 14 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Good observations. I cannot find in any sources any information on when she was baptized; you are right it is likely she was baptized earlier. I'll make the necessary corrections. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 14:41, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

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"The ceremony took place on the Holy Saturday of 14 April 966..."
Sources? There are no proofs, that ceremony took place on the Holy Saturday. Even year 966 is disputed... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.10.205.192 (talk) 20:12, 29 March 2016 (UTC)