Medieval Pomerania was converted from Slavic paganism to Christianity under Bolesław III Wrymouth, by bishop Otto of Bamberg in 1124 and 1128, and in 1168 by Absalon.
Conversion of Pomerania, depicted in Stolpe's Wartislaw Memorial Church
Ruins of Hilda Abbey (Eldena, Greifswald, founded in 1199) by Danish Cistercian monks
Bolesław III Wrymouth
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Bolesław III Wrymouth, also known as Boleslaus the Wry-mouthed, was the duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz between 1102 and 1107 and over the whole of Poland between 1107 and 1138. He was t
Christianization of Pomerania
…Medieval Pomerania was converted from Slavic paganism to Christianity under Bolesław III Wrymouth, by bishop Otto of Bamberg in 1124 and 1128 (Duchy of Pomerania), and in 1168 by Absalon (Principality of Rügen). Earlier attempts at Christianization…
A facial reconstruction based on Bolesław's remains, 1972
Reception of Jews in Poland in 1096, painting by Jan Matejko.
Battle of Hundsfeld, from The Polish Chronicle of Marcin Bielski (1564)
Ruins of the Abbey of Saint Giles in Somogyvár, Hungary.