Sandomierz Agreement (1570) – Sandomierz

Fact of the Polish figure „Warsaw Confederation – 1573 – Warsaw”

Part of the „Religious tolerance and intolerance” topic

Agreement between the Lutherans, Reformed and the Bohemian Brethren living in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The main aim of the Agreement was to unite different Protestant groups to face the Counter-Reformation. Interestingly, the Polish Brethren did not sign the Agreement. According to its resolutions, the mentioned denominations agreed to allow each party to follow its own practices and live together in peace. Despite the initial commitment of all parties, the Agreement did not last long.

References:

Baur F. C., Church and Theology in Modern Era. From the Reformation to the End of the Eighteen Century, 2023.

Pietkiewicz R., In Search of ‘the Genuine Word of God’. Reception of the West-European Christian Hebraism in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Renaissance, Göttingen 2020.