Acta Papensia 2002 - A Pápai Református Gyűjtemények Közleményei 2. évfolyam (Pápa, 2002)
3-4. szám - Újraolvasó - Kiss István: A pápai céhek életéből
Újraolvasó SUMMARY ISTVÁN KISS From the lile of Guilds in Pápa The history of the parish church of Pápa was published in 1908 by the chaplain of he church, István Kiss. In order to complete his great work he had widely researched the manorial archives in Pápa. This very publication is one of the results of his researches in which he surveys the guilds in Pápa during the 16th and 18th centuries alongside with the profession in general. He enumerates the guilds which had actually functioned in Pápa as attested by written documents: tailors (1510), fullers (1608), barbers, carpenters and rifle-makers (1661) and potters (1726). He introduces the religious life of the guilds, their spiritual complexion and their services. Futhennore, he details the moral requirements to be observed by the guild-members, together with the punishments in case of contraventions. He emphasizes that guilds were organisations safeguarding their members? interest and they took pains to cover the social care of the members together with their dependents. 264 ActaPapensiaII (2002) 3-4.
