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Bull of Antipope John XXIII found in Mierzyn, Central Poland

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: In 2021, during excavations of the knight’s manor house at Mierzyn, which belonged to the Nagodzice family, a lead bull of theantipope John XXIII (1410-1415) was found. The seal was discovered in the area of the economic hinterland, a few hundred metres south of the stronghold. This is the second archaeological find of a bull of this antipope from the territory of Poland. The article discusses the object in relation to other finds of this kind and in the context of the history of the medieval knight’s seat in Mierzyn.

Source: Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae

DOI: 10.23858/fah35.2022.009

Authors: Kalina Skóra, Piotr Strzyż, Jan Szymczak

Institutions: Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii, Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Łódź

Language: English

Topic: Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4313409976

FWCI: 4.87

Cites: 9

Cited by: 1

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