Najstarsze kościoły ziemi zatorskiej na tle wykazu parafi i dekanatu zatorskiego z lat 1325 -1327

THE OLDEST CHURCHES IN THE LAND OF ZATOR AGAINST THE LIST OF PARISHES OF THE DECANATE OF ZATOR FROM 1325 -1327 The author considers the relationship between the decanate of Zator which appears in 1325, and the land of Zator, known mainly from sources from the 15th century. The decanate of Zator, as an administrative unit of the Diocese of Cracow, covered the areas of the later lan of Zator and the areas located on the Skawina river and north of the Wisla. The list from the years 1325 -1327 contains mentions of 23 oldest churches in the land of Zator. The author analyzes the source records concerning all the churches in the land of Zator listed in this list. The oldest churches were probably erected before 1178, that is, when the area in question was still part of the province of Cracow. These were probably churches in Zator, Mucharz and Woźniki. Their founders were the 12th century princes of Cracow. The second wave of the creation of churches is associated with the activities of the dukes of Opole and Oświęcim. They founded churches in Polanka Wielka, Spytkowice, Piotrowice, Przeciszów, Gierałtowice, Jaroszowice, Barwałd Dolny, Głębowice and Wadowice (13th century – fi rst quarter of the 14th century). The churches in Graboszyce, Wieprz, Witanowice, Nidek, Radocza, Zygodowice, Inwałd and Palczowice can hypothetically be included in knightly foundations. Among them were 3 multi -village parishes (Mucharz, Zator and Krzęcin), however, single -village parishes predominated in numbers. Among these churches, the invocations of St. Mary of the Virgin predominate. George, All Saints, St. Peter and Paul, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Nicholas, St. Michael the Archangel, St. Andrew, St. Simon and Jude, St. Clement and St. Jacob.