Studien uber die Anfange der Mission in Livland.

Studien uber die Anfange der Mission in Livland, ed. Manfred Hellmann (Sigmaringen: Jan Thorbecke, 1989; pp. 168. Pb. DM48) and La cristianizzazione della Lituania. Atti del Colloquio internazionale di storia ecclesiastica in occasione del VI centenario della Lituania cristiana, 1387-1987 (Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1989; pp. 284. Pb. L45,000) deal with a common theme: the introduction of Roman Christianity to the Baltic peoples in Livonia and Lithuania. The volume edited by Hellmann marks the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Bishopric of Livonia (later Riga). It contains five scholarly essays, including one by the editor. The second volume contains …