CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Augustovic, Michal |
|---|---|
| Title | Saint Ladislaus in Rus: Hidden Aspects of the Saint Ladislaus Cult |
| Summary | The presented thesis focuses on the less known aspects of the cult of Saint Ladislaus, King of Hungary. The subject of the thesis is the most widespread narrative concerning the victorious heroic struggle of St. Ladislaus against the pagan warrior. The focus is primarily on the Russian variant of the story, referred to in Russian literature as the Narrative of the killing of Batu, which is relatively little reflected in Central European historiography. The thesis offers a historiographical overview focusing on the authorship of the Russian Variant and explains the arguments of previous research. As attention is paid to those aspects of the cult that are related to the image of Ladislaus as a military saint, the basic attributes of Ladislaus in both the Hungarian and Russian traditions are pointed out. The fact that the story of Ladislaus found its way into Russian sources raises several questions. One of them is his place in the context of military saints in Russia, to which part of this research is devoted. This research attempts to provide a background for understanding of the wider context in which the narrative of Saint Ladislaus spread to the Russian milieu. |
| Supervisor | Klaniczay, Gábor; Szakács, Béla Zsolt |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/augustovic_michal.pdf |
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