The Slavonic Luther

Authors

Andrew Wantula, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

10-1-1946

Document Type

Article

Keywords

cieszyn, silesia, evangelical church, mezrici, trzanowski, lutheran, moravia, polish, prague, slavonic, reformation, bohemian, poland, catholicism

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Where the largest and mightiest Polish River, the Vistula, rises, lies a small country known as Cieszyn Silesia (Teschen Silesia). After the last World War two Slavonic sister nations, Poland and Czechoslovakia, shared this land between them. To a large extent the river Olza formed a natural boundary between these two nations, and the old capital, the city of Cieszyn, was divided between them. From 1290 until 1653 this country was an independent dukedom. The rulers were the Dukes of Sieszyn of the Royal House of the Piasts. After the death of the last duchess of Sieszyn, Elizabeth Lucretia, who left no successor, the land was incorporated into the Hapsburg Monarchy and remained under that rule until the year 1918.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Wantula, Andrew (1946) "The Slavonic Luther," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 17, Article 57.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol17/iss1/57