Abstract

This is a detailed analysis of the General Synod of the Polish Protestants in Toruń in 1595. The article discusses the following aspects of the synod: the participants of the synod; the synod’s aims and organization; the conflict about the Lord’s Supper; the case of the Lutheran pastor Paul Gericke from Poznan, who refused to agree to the synod’s decisions; the question of Trinitarianism; the canons of the Synod of Toruń ; political projects discussed at the synod; the participation of Orthodox churchmen; the role of the Prussian towns Gdańsk, Elbląg and Toruń .

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