Battle of the Teutonic Order and the related historical circumstances led to the Semogitia Žemaitij

Battle of the Teutonic Order and the related historical circumstances led to the Semogitia Žemaitijos baptism became political battles. slipcovers The western Lithuanian slipcovers population began to baptize Samogitians 1413, after a quarter of a century after the governor and Aukštaitijos baptism. In November, the Grand Duke Vytautas slipcovers and Jagiello King apkrikštijo several thousand Samogitians Dubysa and Nevėžis rivers. However, during the baptism of the Samogitian Diocese not established. After three years, Constance Church Assembly, attended by the representatives of the Samogitian Samogitians baptism decided to continue. The meeting was attended delegate Vilnius and Lviv bishops and Grand Duke Vytautas. 1417 October 24th Vytautas Samogitian diocese has established a center Medininkai slipcovers and appointed the first Bishop Matthias. Why is it so difficult was going Samogitians baptism? Perhaps the process of evangelization was possible much earlier, slipcovers along with the first peaceful missions and what they prevented? What role does the road to Christianity by Grand Duke Vytautas and most lowlanders?
Lithuania appearance of the spotlight XII and XIII centuries associated with the Western European civilization leap and an increasingly Catholic Church activity in the Eastern slipcovers Baltic region. Bearers of Christianity - the first missionaries still expanding its boundaries, the overall slipcovers responsibility of a ruler and converted to Christianity. slipcovers If the mission failed to peacefully slipcovers ended the holy war, the conquest of the territories. Baltic coast Christianity process met much later than its neighbors. The promoters of evangelization, reached these lands, faced serious obstacles. Dr. Irene Vaišvilaitė:
Kristianizacijos problems stem from other state structures (tribal, to the state), and a whole different culture, a different language. Christianity was seen as the religion of the neighbors, so its adoption - Lithuania slipcovers and elsewhere - depended on relations with its neighbors. Sometimes kristianizacijos process is perceived as a neighboring power expansion. And indeed, if we are looking at the procedures and rituals of baptism, we would see a lot of characters that are actually determined by the relationship between sovereign and vassal. He who accepts Christianity, slipcovers in one form or another becomes a vassal granting baptism. Neighbors receiving Christianity were not so naive and well-understood that. It's one of the reasons why our ancestors did not insist on the adoption of Christianity.
XII century major players in the Baltic Germans and Scandinavians. The Swedes and the Danes from time immemorial had interests in the Baltic Sea. About the year 1170 Archbishop Eskil of Lund efforts Estonians was appointed bishop Fulks. This treatment was associated with a desire to protect itself from the Estonian attacks from the sea and attempt to expand the boundaries of the Christian slipcovers faith. Christianity was pirataujančių good protection against the Vikings, Swedes no coincidence that dominated northern Courland, along with a Cistercian monk Theodoric baptize sailing courses. The current territory of Lithuania Curonian lagoon edge living contact with Christianity dates back 853 years, yet the Apuolės, Pagėgių the Swedes sought to withdraw from the Curonian booty booty. Tent Bishop John Boruta this fight sees first pagan and Christian civilization clash Samogitian lands flat chronicles:
Vikingaujantys Curonians brought home the spoils that swept across slipcovers Denmark. Danes after a year and could not be withdrawn, so tried the Swedes, then not only on preparation to become Christians, catechumens. So they came to the present slipcovers territory of Samogitia, Apuolė and besieged there existed a fairly high price castle. More than a week tried to take the castle, but they failed. As to Apuolės from Liepaja came on foot, got into a trap - not to retreat (as numerous courses could be attacked), nor defeat. Originally pagoniškiems they prayed to the gods, and when they did not, turned to the Christian God. Began to pray and Curonians soon sent a delegation to negotiate for peace talks. Shared prey, have agreed on the terms of peace, exchanged hostages. So not only the 853-year year, and already we see come into contact with Christianity.
Road to Christianity was not easy. Lithuanian and other Baltic lands of the first Christian mission in central Europe and Scandinavia reached slipcovers before the great schism of the East. The earliest known mention of the name of Lithuania slipcovers in 1009 is also associated with one of these missions, the initiator and leader of the archbishop and monk of St.. Bruno Boniface, apkrikštijęs Lithuanian Duke Netimer, but killed the enemies of the new faith. Irene Vaišvilaitė:
Bruno Boniface was ordained archbishop of the Gentiles. This means that it was not attached to the episcopate, and therefore had the right to establish new dioceses. It is also one of the forms of baptism. Usually, the first to establish a monastery, which became the center of the diocese. Bruno came to Lithuania from the south, from the types of land from Kiev. It is likely the current Podlasie. Somewhere slipcovers in there, between the R