Pomesanians
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Pomesanians were a Prussian clan. They lived in Pomesania, a historical region in modern northern Poland, located between the Nogat and Vistula Rivers to the west and the Elbląg River to the east. It
Fragment of the Pomesanian statute book of 1340. The earliest attested document of the customary law of the Balts.
Bishopric of Pomesania
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The Bishopric of Pomesania was a Catholic diocese in the Prussian regions of Pomesania and Pogesania, in modern northern Poland until the 16th century, then shortly a Lutheran diocese, and became a La
Pomesanians
…of the Teutonic Knights. The city of Elbing (Elbląg) was founded in 1237 by the Order near the ancient Prussian trading town of Truso. In 1243, the Bishopric of Pomesania was established and put under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Riga by papal legate William of Modena. The diocese of Pomesania was later placed…
Former Cathedral in Kwidzyn, now Co-Cathedral of the Diocese of Elbląg
Castle of Pomesanian Cathedral Chapter in Kwidzyn
Adam Wodarczyk, titular Bishop of Pomesania since 2014