A LITTLEKNOWN MENTION ABOUT A DOCUMENT OF LUTSK BISHOP OF 1319

Abstract

The article considers the mention of the letter of the bishop of Lutsk to the Polish king from 1319, inscribed in the inventory of Polish royal charters in 1681. Nothing is known about such a document from the Kyivan Rus heritage. The remark about Lutsk as a part of the Kingdom of Poland, at first glance, dates back to 1681, when the register was compiled, because, at the beginning of the 14th century, the city belonged to the Romanovych's Halychyna-Volyn state.Based on the analysis of political events, it is clear that there are no objective reasons for creating this document. Dukes Andrii and Lev, two sons of king Yurii Lvovych, were in an alliance with the Polish rulers, who did not own the royal regalia. There is no evidence of religious contacts of Lutsk higher clergy with Rome at the beginning of the 14th century. Lutsk was one of the centers of the Metropolis of Halych; the local clergy did not need the approval of their possessions from Piasts. The location of the mention of the analyzed document next to the unknown texts of Duke Lev Danylovych's grants further undermines the idea of the diploma's historicity. At the same time, the text of the letter is similar to the letter of Lutsk Bishop Ioan, which he wrote in 1398 and addressed to King Wladyslaw Jagiello. In particular, it concerns a promise to pay 200 hryvnias; instead, the king had to support him for the post of Metropolitan of Halych. This conclusion is certainly not final. However, the document of 1319 is probably a phantom that appeared as a result of the unsuccessful processing of the Polish archives in the 17th century.