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The Development of the Cult of St. John of Nepomuk to Canonization
Herold, Miroslav ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee) ; Royt, Jan (referee)
The cult of St. John of Nepomuk was one of the characteristic features of life in the Habsburg Empire and other European catholic countries in the early modern period. The origins of veneration for the medieval martyr were tied to Prague, to his tomb in the cathedral, to the Metropolitan Chapter. The saint became famous above all for the conviction that he gave his life for the preservation of the confessional secret. With his death he preserved the good name of the Czech Queen Joan, who confessed to him; on the other hand, he is said to have punished those who were disrespectful of his own posthumous reputation and grave. He therefore became an immensely popular defender of honour and reputation, values highly valued in the early modern society. Under the influence of the Prague Chapter, St. John's veneration was taken up by the Habsburgs, the Catholic rulers who ascended the throne of John's torturer, Wenceslaus IV, and John's spiritual daughter, Joan. They venerated the saint as one of the patron saints of the Bohemian kingdom, which they ruled. The recatholicization of this kingdom and its associated countries enabled the growth of St John's veneration, which by the end of the 17th century had already begun to spread vigorously beyond their borders. At the beginning of the 18th century, this...
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Jan Nepomucký patron of reconciliation
Svoboda, Josef ; Vlnas, Vít (advisor) ; Royt, Jan (referee)
The starting point in examining the involvement of Christians among displaced Germans after The Second World War in the process of post-war reconciliation and establishing cooperation between war-divided peoples of Bohemia and Germans, in the field of cultural and scientific cooperation. Notable achievements included travelling exhibitions to mark 250 years since the beatification, 250 years since the canonization and 600 years since the martyr's death of St. John of Nepomuk. The exhibitions document the scope of Ackermann Gemeinde and Adalbert Stifter Verein from 1947 to the Velvet Revolution of 1989.
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Canonisation of Saint Thomas of Aquin
Štěpánek, Robert Benno ; Kubín, Petr (advisor) ; Doležalová, Eva (referee)
Canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas Abstract This thesis inquires into the canonization process of Thomas Aquinas, in relation to specific circumstances and general usage of the era on the field of canonizing saints. While at the grave of the reverend master, miracles were produced and the popular cult was rising, on western universities, a doctrinal dispute has flared up which touched Thomas' doctrine, as well. The case has not be resolved untill nearly fifty years, when the pope John XXII has shown interest in canonizing one important personality of Dominican order. The choice fell on Thomas. The minor friars, protected by the roman king Louis IV the Bavarian, oposed but the pope got his purpose through, and so Thomas' learning became the leading stream in theology and thinking. The aim of this thesis is to approach period specificities of the cult of saints and canonization processes, to outline a brief history of Thomas' way to canonization and following occurrences, and to try to figure out broader context of the process, evaluating the importance of particular aspects at the same time. The thesis is based on canonization documents and relies on relevant sources and specialized literature. Keywords Canonization, canonization process, cult of saints, Thomas Aquinas, relics, translation, dispute,...
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Canonization of Saint Louis
Šárovcová, Klára ; Kubín, Petr (advisor) ; Doležalová, Eva (referee)
This Bachelor's thesis focuses on the process of canonization of the Louis IX of France. Although king Louis earned the reputation of saint during his lifetime and canonization process began soon after his death, the case proceeded slowly unexpectedly. A major impact in this process played high politics. The turning point came when Pope Boniface VIII. needed achieve a peace with Louis's grandson, the king Philip IV of France. The process was then closed in 1297 by canonization of Louis, but a final reconciliation has not contributed. The aim of the study is to analyze the canonical process of Louis IX and political influences which influenced him, thus the period 1270-1297. The thesis is based on the canonization documents and relies on relevant sources and literature. Keywords Saint Louis IX, kanonization, Philip IV the Fair, Boniface VIII, sanctity, hagiography, miracle.
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Beatification and canonization of Joan of Arc as an inspiration of art
Myslilová, Tereza ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Buben, Milan (referee)
St. Joan of Arc is an important figure not only French, but also the history of the Church and also personality whose life and death have left its mark in European art. The aim of this work is to collect the reasons for the beatification and canonization of Joan of Arc and also explain why Joan of Arc was beatified and canonized almost 500 years after his death. It points out the importance of this saint, is the last part of the thesis devoted to works of art inspired by the figure of Joan of Arc, which will be presented primarily in relation to the historical-political events on the Czech territory.
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The Present Course of the Proces of Beatification 14- Franciscan Brothers of Our Lady of the Snou in Prague
HOŠKOVÁ, Jana
The work considers the history of beatificational process of 14 venerable Franciscan sufferers from the Panna Marie Sněžná church in Prague from the year 1611. There lived a community of Franciscan, who came from several states of Europe in the time of Rudolf II. reign. They made there a community of service and prayer. By attack of army from Passau in November 1611 were these brethren killed by Protestants and poor people. The monastery and church were destroyed. Gradually was the convent restored and new monkery came. The bretherns started to gather background for beatificational process of their killed brethrens. The process started in 1677 first, then in 1698 there was a second process and the next process was in 1947. Because of the lack of financial resources and beacause of the political changes were all processes stopped. The last process which started in 1994, still proceeds.
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