Chełmno Academy
| Chełmno Academy Akademia Chełmińska | |
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 With the Church of the Assumption | |
| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Other names | Gelehrte Schnie (after 1818) |
| Established | 1692 |
| Closed | 1818 |
The Chełmno Academy was a school founded in the 17th century in Chełmno, Poland. It operated until 1818 and succeeded multiple prior educational institutions founded in that city.
History
[edit]The first attempt to establish an academy in Chełmno occurred in 1386 when Pope Urban VI granted rights to the Teutonic Order for such a purpose.[1] This institution was meant to follow the model of the University of Bologna,[2] but it suffered due to conflicts between Poland and the Teutonic Order and was never fully implemented.[1] The institution was reestablished in 1473 by Casimir IV Jagiellon but was again closed in 1550 due to conflicts between the Protestants and Catholics.[3]
In 1692, the institution took the form of a secondary school with the support of Bishop Jan Małachowski and the local Vincentians.[4][1] In the following year, the school struggled to recruit high quality instructors. According to Fr. Wiktor Prądzyński, instructors were paid between 50 and 380 florins depending on the courses taught.[1] By 1772, the school had two departments and was located in a baroque building on Franciszkańska Street.[5][6] During this time, the school also established a relationship with the Krakow Academy and became an "academic colony".[7] After the partitions of Poland, the authorities prevented the academy from hiring instructors from Krakow.[5] The school saw declining enrollment and support, and it was converted into an interdenominational school by 1818.[1][5] In the century prior to 1815, several dozen students of Scottish decent were also educated at the academy.[8]
In the modern period, the former academy facilities house the Lower Secondary School No.1.[9]
Notable people
[edit]- Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki, instructor of poetry and rector[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Prądzyński, Wiktor (1960). "Tzw. Akademia Chełmińska w latach 1680-1818". Nasza przeszłość (in Polish). 11: 189–253. doi:10.52204/np.1960.11.189-253. ISSN 0137-3218.
- ^ Salter, Mark; Bousfield, Jonathan (2002). The Rough Guide to Poland. Rough Guides. p. 209. ISBN 9781858288499.
- ^ Piltz, Erasmus, ed. (1909). Poland: Her People, History, Industries, Finance, Science, Literature, Art, and Social Development. H. Jenkins limited. p. 265. OCLC 615666021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mezzadri, Luigi; Onnis, Francesca (2012). "19: Parish Missions in Poland". The Vincentians: A General History of the Congregation of the Mission. Vol. 6. New City Press.
- ^ a b c Tymieniecki, Kazimierz (1929). History of Polish Pomerania. Poznań: Society of Lovers of History. p. 127. OCLC 1467926961 – via Google Books.
- ^ Turp, Craig (2013). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland. DK Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 9781465413574.
- ^ Rüegg, Walter, ed. (1992). A History of the University in Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 52. ISBN 0521361060.
- ^ Bajer, Peter (2015). "ILLUSTRI GENERE EX SCOTIA: SCOTTISH SETTLEMENT IN CHEŁMNO, 16TH TO 18TH CENTURIES". Studia historyczne. 4: 435–458. ISSN 0025-1429.
- ^ "Academy of Chełmno". zabytek.pl. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ Biskup, Marian (1987). Dzieje Chełmna: zarys monograficzny (in Polish) (2nd ed.). Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawn. Nauk. p. 470. ISBN 9788301076771.
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