Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The idea of the Christ of Europe, a messianic doctrine based in the New Testament, first became widespread among various European nations through the activities of the Reformed Churches in the 16th to the 18th centuries. The doctrine, based in principles of brotherly esteem and regard for one another, was adopted in messianic terms by Polish Romantics, who referred to their homeland as the Christ of Europe or as the Christ of Nations crucified as a result of the foreign partitions of Poland (1772-1795). Their own unsuccessful struggle for independence from outside powers served as an expression of faith in Poland's ultimate Rising.The concept, which identified Poles collectively with the messianic suffering of the Crucifixion, saw Poland as destined - just like Christ - to return to glory. The idea had roots going back to the days of the Ottoman expansion and the wars against the Muslim Turks. It was reawakened and promoted during Adam Mickiewicz's exile in Paris in the mid-19th century. Mickiewicz (1798-1855) evoked the doctrine of Poland as the "Christ of nations" in his drama Dziady (published 1823 onwards), consideredTemplate:By whom? one of the great works of European Romanticism, through a vision of priest called Piotr (Part III, published in 1832). Dziady (Forefathers' Eve) was written in the aftermath of the 1830 uprising against the Russian rule – an event that greatly impacted the author.Mickiewicz had helped found a student society (the Philomaths) protesting the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was exiled (1824-1829) to central Russia as a result. In the poet's vision, the persecution and suffering of the Poles was to bring salvation to other persecuted nations, just as the death of Christ – crucified by his neighbors – brought redemption to mankind. Thus, the phrase "Poland, the Christ of Nations" ("Polska Chrystusem narodów") was born.Several analysts see the concept as persisting into the modern era. According to some Holocaust scholars, this view has led to a distorted approach to Polish history following World War II. It has made past Polish wrongdoings against other nationalities sometimes difficult or impossible to acknowledge."@en }
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- Christ_of_Europe abstract "The idea of the Christ of Europe, a messianic doctrine based in the New Testament, first became widespread among various European nations through the activities of the Reformed Churches in the 16th to the 18th centuries. The doctrine, based in principles of brotherly esteem and regard for one another, was adopted in messianic terms by Polish Romantics, who referred to their homeland as the Christ of Europe or as the Christ of Nations crucified as a result of the foreign partitions of Poland (1772-1795). Their own unsuccessful struggle for independence from outside powers served as an expression of faith in Poland's ultimate Rising.The concept, which identified Poles collectively with the messianic suffering of the Crucifixion, saw Poland as destined - just like Christ - to return to glory. The idea had roots going back to the days of the Ottoman expansion and the wars against the Muslim Turks. It was reawakened and promoted during Adam Mickiewicz's exile in Paris in the mid-19th century. Mickiewicz (1798-1855) evoked the doctrine of Poland as the "Christ of nations" in his drama Dziady (published 1823 onwards), consideredTemplate:By whom? one of the great works of European Romanticism, through a vision of priest called Piotr (Part III, published in 1832). Dziady (Forefathers' Eve) was written in the aftermath of the 1830 uprising against the Russian rule – an event that greatly impacted the author.Mickiewicz had helped found a student society (the Philomaths) protesting the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was exiled (1824-1829) to central Russia as a result. In the poet's vision, the persecution and suffering of the Poles was to bring salvation to other persecuted nations, just as the death of Christ – crucified by his neighbors – brought redemption to mankind. Thus, the phrase "Poland, the Christ of Nations" ("Polska Chrystusem narodów") was born.Several analysts see the concept as persisting into the modern era. According to some Holocaust scholars, this view has led to a distorted approach to Polish history following World War II. It has made past Polish wrongdoings against other nationalities sometimes difficult or impossible to acknowledge.".