Visiting Scholars

Professor Robert Kozyrski from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin is visiting the Centre in October 2024 to undertake research. Professor Kozyrski specialises in the social, cultural, and religious history  the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He is also interested in the Sejm and the parliamentary system. His first book was on szlachta self-government the eastern lands of the Commonwealth, focusing on the relationship between nobles and burghers, and on the role of the Catholic church. His last project analysed the impact of the clergy of all Christian denominations on the szlachta, paying particular attention to the relationship of the Sejm  towards the particular denominations and religious communities.