(„Nobody knows what the love is who has not tried it ...“. The Pilgrimages of Believers from the Sub-region of Horné Kysuce to Our Lady in Silesian Frýdek in the First Half of the 19th Century)

Abstract: The pilgrimage in Slovakia was characterized by a complex development, accompanied by periods of its prosperity and decline. In the first half of the 19th century, the pilgrimages of believers from the sub-region of Horné Kysuce were still influenced by the surviving baroque piety; they preserved the character of a ritualized religious celebration associated with the participation of pilgrims in the role of a religious subject. They had the character of an outwardly manifested expression of folk religiosity and they were one of the folk sociability forms. The aim of the study is to reconstruct a form of the pilgrimage of Roman Catholic believers from Horné Kysuce to the Marian pilgrimage site in Frýdek the town (currently Frýdek-Místek in the Czech Republic) in the first half of the 19th century. It points out that the pilgrimages fulfilled a primary religious function, at the same time, the socio-cultural, regional and inter-ethnic contacts took place through them. They were an opportunity for intense cultural exchange, which was reflected in the material and intangible culture of the sub-region of Horné Kysuce. Pilgrims helped establish and maintain contacts with neighboring regions, brought news, new ideas and enriched the system of traditional culture with new elements and phenomena. The study is a contribution to the knowledge of the history and forms of the pilgrimage tradition in Slovakia.

Authors: Kontriková Šusteková, Ivana

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2023.16.2.121-135

Publication order reference: doc. PhDr. Ivana Kontriková Šusteková, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Culture and Tourism Management, Culturology and Ethnology – Department of Ethnology, Hodžova 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9954-4144, WOS Reseacher ID: AFD-1491-2022, SCOPUS Author ID: 57411503000

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2023, vol.: 16, issue: 2, pages: 121-135 (PDF file)

Keywords: PILGRIMAGE, PILGRIMS, PILGRIMAGE SONGS, MARIAN PIETY, THE SUB-REGION OF HORNÉ KYSUCE, FRÝDEK, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, TRADITION

Language: SLOVAK

Recommended Citation:
Kontriková Šusteková, Ivana. 2023. „Žadni nevi, cžo gest laska, kdo gi neskusil...“ Náboženské púte veriacich z Horných Kysúc k Panne Márii Frýdeckej v 1. polovici 19. storočia [„Nobody knows what the love is who has not tried it...“. The Pilgrimages of Believers from the Sub-region of Horné Kysuce to Our Lady in Silesian Frýdek in the First Half of the 19th Century]. In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 16/2, 121-135.