King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath

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King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath was a 1656 solemn pledge by the Polish king in Lwów, entrusting the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the protection of the Virgin Mary and promising reforms in response to the national crisis of the Swedish Deluge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political oath
religious vow
addressedTo Polish nation
linked to: Poles

subjects of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
alsoKnownAs Lviv Oath of John II Casimir
Lwów Vows of King John Casimir
ceremonyLocation Latin Cathedral in Lwów
Lwów Cathedral
conflictContext Second Northern War
context Swedish Deluge
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
countryAtTime Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
date 1656
declaredPatron Virgin Mary
declaredTitleOfMary Queen of Poland
Queen of the Polish Crown
linked to: Queen of Poland
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
entrustedCommonwealthTo Virgin Mary
includedPromise greater justice for lower estates
improvement of peasants’ situation
social reforms
language Latin
Polish
legacy contributed to the tradition of Mary as Queen of Poland
strengthened Marian devotion in Poland
madeBy Grand Duke of Lithuania
John II Casimir Vasa
King of Poland
officiatedBy Andrzej Trzebicki
Bishop of Kraków
place Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Lviv
linked to: Lviv, Ukraine

Lwów
Ruthenian Voivodeship
pledgeType religious consecration of the state
politicalSignificance expression of royal commitment to reforms
symbol of national and religious mobilization against Sweden
purpose entrust the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the protection of the Virgin Mary
promise internal reforms
respond to the national crisis of the Swedish Deluge
relatedDocument Act of consecration of Poland to the Virgin Mary
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousSignificance formal entrustment of the Commonwealth to Mary
witnessedBy Polish nobility
burghers
clergy
year 1656

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Siege of Jasna Góra influenced King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath
King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath alsoKnownAs Lwów Vows of King John Casimir
linked to: King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath
King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath alsoKnownAs Lviv Oath of John II Casimir
linked to: King John II Casimir’s Lwów Oath