Sermons on Epiphany, mainly devoted to the Wise Men (Three Kings) bowing to the Child, were grateful material for late medieval preachers who pointed out various aspects of secular power. Examples of kings (e.g. Bohemian kings) were used to illustrate biblical exegesis, not always positive. Patterns of behaviour of a just ruler were also shown and abuses of their representatives were condemned. I would like to present these themes on the basis of an analysis of selected late medieval sermons from Silesian manuscripts, i.e. those read in monasteries and used in pastoral ministry in Silesia. These are both well-known sermons, but I would like to focus on sermons written by Silesians.
2025-09-20 12:30-13:00, Instytut Kultury Europejskiej UAM, 2.01
