The aim of the article is to present "The Life of the Servant of God Regina
Protmann" (1623) as an example of Post-Trent hagiography. Its main heroine is
the foundress of the Congregation of Saint Catherine, Virgin and Martyr (died
1613). The author’s goal is to construct a role model acceptable to contemporary
readers. He relies on the authority of the Scripture, personal accounts of
the meetings with the Blessed and her own writings. Following the principles
of the new hagiography, he does not insert miracles or other fantastic motives
to make his work more credible. They are replaced by detailed descriptions of
Regina’s actual deeds and virtues.Dr hab. BERNADETTA PUCHALSKA-DĄBROWSKA, prof UwB – kierownik
Zakładu Literatury Antycznej i Staropolskiej Instytutu Filologii
Polskiej Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku. Absolwentka filologii polskiej
i angielskiej. Publikuje z zakresu piśmiennictwa religijnego (hagiografia
dawna i współczesna, teksty normatywne, duchowość), pamiętnikarstwa,
prowadzi działalność translatorską.Uniwersytet w Białymstoku13/222123
