Stanislav Bendljevich¶
A Polish traveler, researcher, and author of local-history and travel works of the early 20th century.
Overview¶
Stanislav Bendljevich (Stanisław Bendlewicz) was a Polish researcher and traveler of the early 20th century. In his work "From a Journey Through Crimea and Ukraine" ("Z podróży po Krymie i Ukrainie", Poznań, c. 1910–1920), he recorded important observations regarding the historical, architectural, and religious heritage of the Crimean Peninsula and the southern Ukrainian lands.
Key Details / Subtopics¶
- Documentation of the Greek Catholic church in Yevpatoria: In his book (p. 22), Bendljevich left a written testimony of the existence of an Eastern-rite Catholic church (Greek Catholic church) in Yevpatoria in the early 20th century. According to researchers, the St. Nicholas Cathedral was later built on the site of this structure.
- Significance for the historiography of Crimea: Bendljevich's documentary testimony is of fundamental importance for refuting the myth of the absence of Greek Catholic churches in Crimea until the late 1980s, confirming the long-standing presence of Eastern-rite Catholic traditions on the peninsula.
Sources and Links¶
- Church Union in Medieval Crimea — the source document (an article by Serhii Konashevych in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia").
- Church Union in Medieval Crimea — a conceptual article about the history of the union in Crimea.
- Serhii Konashevych — the researcher who used data from Bendljevich's work.