Bull of Gniezno

Ex Commisso nobis (Latin: Out of the office imposed on us ... ) is a papal bull in the form of a Zirkumskriptionsbulle by Pope Innocent II, she dated July 7, 1136 and was signed by the Pope in Pisa. It is also known as the " Bull of Gniezno " and is considered the " Golden Bull " of the Polish language.

From this famous bull, which was indeed written in Latin, origin of the earliest examples of the Polish language and writing. This is to place names and glosses, total appear in this document is almost 400 Polish names of places and people, allowing conclusions to the sound development of the Polish.

The original of the bull is kept in the archives of the diocese of Gniezno and is considered one of the oldest Polish language monuments. At the same time she was a cop for the protection of Gniezno Archbishop Jacob of Żnin and should strengthen the position of the Archdiocese and the Polish Church province. From this, came the name " Bull of Gniezno ," continued the bishoprics of Posen, Krakow, Wroclaw, Plock, Wloclawek, and finally renewed Lebus and the diocese boundaries were confirmed.