(The Issue of Liturgical Competences of Bishops in the Late Middle Ages in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Case of the Main Altar by Master Paul in St Jacob’s Basilica in Levoča)

Abstract: The aim of the study is to clarify the issue of liturgical competences of bishops in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary in relation to the benediction and consecration of sacral objects. The study deals with the analysis of clerical hierarchy of the historical Spiš region at the beginning of the 16th century as well as with the case of the discovery of reliquary put into the altar by Master Paul in St Jacob’s Basilica in Levoča during the consecration. Based on the new interpretation of this discovery and by means of liturgical texts serving during the consecration ceremony, it specifies the date of the altar’s origin. It clarifies the issue of liturgical competences of Hungarian bishops in the Middle Ages as well as the issue of the inceptions of the suffragan bishop’s service in the archdiocese of Esztergom at the beginning of the 16th century.

Authors: Olejník, Vladimír

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2020.13.1.102-111

Publication order reference: Mgr. et Mgr. Vladimír Olejník, PhD.; Archive of Bishop’s Office, Spišská Kapitula, Spišské Podhradie, Spišská Kapitula 13, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2020, vol.: 13, issue: 1, pages: 102-111 (PDF file)

Keywords: MEDIEVAL HISTORY, KINGDOM OF HUNGARY, LITURGY, CONSECRATION, ALTAR BY MASTER PAUL

Language: SLOVAK