A Thing about Diseases of the Body and the Minds of the Archbishops of Gniezno in the 15th Century

Zofia  Wilk-Woś

A Thing about Diseases of the Body and the Minds of the Archbishops of Gniezno in the 15th Century

Publication date: 30.12.2024

Studia Historica Gedanensia, 2024, Volume 15 (2024)/2, pp. 170-181

https://doi.org/10.4467/23916001HG.24.026.20454

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A Thing about Diseases of the Body and the Minds of the Archbishops of Gniezno in the 15th Century

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The role of the archbishops of Gniezno for the state encourages research on various aspects of their lives and activities. It is therefore worth trying to look at their physical condition and state of health. The primary source of observation for this is the works of Jan Długosz.

Information about the health of the archbishops is very sparse, but falling off a horse, stroke and dropsy are known causes of their death. The hierarchs’ health was probably affected by their age and public activity, and could have limited their mobility.

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archbishops of Gniezno, health, diseases, causes of death

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Information: Studia Historica Gedanensia, 2024, Volume 15 (2024)/2, pp. 170-181

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/23916001HG.24.026.20454

Article type: Original scientific article

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Zofia Wilk-Woś

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5315-1169

WSB Merito University Łódź
Poland

Published at: 30.12.2024

Article status: Open

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