Przyczynek do dziejów zborów ewangelicko-reformowanych w Piaskach Luterskich (Wielkich) koło Lublina i Tursku Wielkim oraz kontaktów między Jednotami Małopolską i Litewską na przełomie XVIII i XIX wieku

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Kalvinizmas Mažojoje Lenkijoje; Kalvinizmas Lietuvoje; Kalvinistų dvasininkija. Keywords: Calvinism in Lesser Poland; Calvinism in Lithuania; Reformed Clergy.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Lenkija (Lenkijos karalystė. Kingdom of Poland. Poland); 18 amžius; 19 amžius; Kalvinizmas; Reformatai; Dvasininkai; Šaltiniai; Laiškai; 18th century; 19th century; Calvinism; Reformation; Clergy; Sources; Letters.

ENThe article presents four, previously unknown letters, found in the Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius, about the Calvinist congregations at Piaski Wielkie near Lublin, and Tursko Wielkie, both in Lesser Poland. They complement information about three pastors associated with these congregations: Jan Herowski (1744–1826), Adam Huisson (c. 1760–1814), and Józef Kühn (1769–1843) – all hailing from the Lithuanian Reformed Church. While brief, these documents are evidence of the problems faced by the Lesser Poland Reformed Unity (Church) in the early nineteenth century, with only one pastor in active service. Clergy transfers from Lithuania, dating back to the eighteenth century, helped the once-mighty, and now struggling Lesser Poland Unity to continue to exist and function as a Church. It should be observed that none of these early nineteenth-century transfers was permanent (unlike their predecessors in the eighteenth century), and all the clergymen returned to Lithuania to serve there. Secondly, the letters demonstrate that even after the 1795 partition of Poland, and even though both synods found themselves separated by international borders – the Unity of Lesser Poland (formally in Austria) and of Lithuania (formally in Russia) continued to maintain close institutional, theological, and personal ties, with minimal interference from the official authorities. [From the publication]