Arcybiskup Aleksy i strigolnicy. Pontyfikat w cieniu herezji
- Institution: Uniwersytet Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6792-0643
- Year of publication: 2023
- Source: Show
- Pages: 11-34
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso230201
- PDF: hso/37/hso3701.pdf
- License: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the CreativeCommons Attribution license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Archbishop Aleksei and the Strigolniki. The pontificate overshadowed by heresy
One of the most interesting issues in the history of the Orthodox Church in the Middle Ages is the existence of the strigolniki heresy in the 14th and 15th centuries – a peculiar religious movement contesting the official teaching of the Orthodox Church and negating church hierarchical structures. In this article, the author focused on analyzing the actions of Archbishop Alexius, who was the first clergyman to take decisive action to end the heresy spreading in his eparchy
