Cult of Sts Peter and Paul in the Bishopric of Kamień (Cammin) to the Reformation

Patrocinia, that is patron saints of churches, chapels, altars, altaria, religious fraternities, monuments of religious art (architecture and painting), occasionally liturgical objects as well as toponymic and nomistic are interesting research subject to trace various topics from the past of the C hurch and society in general. The purpose of he present article is to see the development of the cult of Saints Peter and Paul in the bishopric of Kamień (Cammin) from the mid-twelfth century to the R eformation. A territorial scope of the study is determined by the changing boundaries of the bishopric. To follow thendevelopment of this cult in Pomerania it is necessary to determine changing boundaries and territories of C ammin bishopric. The topic has been researched for a long time. Studies by G. Müller, H. Heyden, K. Ś laski, J . W alicki, and B. Kumor still hold true. The most recent, which besides the N eumark researched by E . R ymar includes also the information relevant to our subject, is a study by M. O koń of 1987 based on a huge literature search. A valuable part of the study form maps presenting the changes in the boundaries of the bishopric from 1410 to the R eformation.