Abstract
The Holy Cross Sermons have become the subject of research conducted by scientists representing various disciplines within the framework of the humanities. This should not come as a surprise due to the high importance of the text. The ser-mons are the oldest Polish literary monument written in Old Polish and Latin. Resear-chers have made an effort to find answers to the questions: who could be the author of the Holy Cross Sermons collection of and what can we say about a group of which originated author. This article is part of this research trend. The research problem consi-dered in this text are the premises that allow us to accept or reject the affiliation of the author of the Holy Cross Sermons to the circle of the Friars Preachers or Friars Minor.