Kult św. Fortunata wśród lwowskich benedyktynek

Abstract

The article analyzes the cult of St. Fortunate in the environment of Benedictines of Lvov. The relics of the martyr were given to Magdalena Dorota Danilowiczowna by papal legate Franciszek Martelly in 1676, and service was propagated by her successor - Anna Gertruda Kurdwanowska. The cult of the Saint points at the character and specificity of the mental culture of the nuns of Lvov, being a part of the monastic culture, characteristic for this environment, related to the spirituality of the era. Different forms of propagation of the service - appropriate setting of the ceremony, working out and publication of a special office, litany, hymn, history of the relic, and the advantage of this subject in personal meditations - confirmed the care for liturgy associated with local cult in this environment. This service integrated Old Polish society, enabling establishment, circulation, and individual and collective reception of texts, related to the cult of St. Fortunate, authenticating the participation of the contemplative convent in the cultural and religious life of old Lvov.