Holy Cross Sermons
The Holy Cross Sermons (Polish: Kazania świętokrzyskie) are the oldest extant prose text in the Polish language, dating from the early 14th century. The documents are named after the place where they were originally housed — the Holy Cross Monastery in Poland's Holy Cross Mountains (Polish: Góry Świętokrzyskie).
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