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Bernard of Clairvaux and His Time
Hromas, Jakub ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
~ 8 ~ Summary Bernard z Clairvaux a jeho doba Bernard of Clarvaux and His Time Jakub Hromas "Youwishme to tell you why and how Godshouldbeloved. My answeris that God himself is the reason he is to beloved." Bernard, the founding abbot of Clairvaux, is one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the Middle Ages and the most powerful promoter of reform of the Cistercian order. His life's journey began in 1090 in the castle Fontaines, where he grew up with five brothers and a sister. He was the third son of Tescelina and Aleth. It was Bernard's mother, who played important role in his life. Aleth was a very pious woman, whose only wish was that her children have dedicated their lives to God. From an early age she led Bernard to the faith and her influence sparked a deep respect for God's mercy, justice and love in him. It was the piety of his mother, who brought Bernard to the path of faith. When he was eight years old, Bernard began to attend Latin School Châtillon-sur-Seine, which he attended another ten years. Bernard got here an excellent and thorough theological and literary education. At Christmas in 1098 when Bernard was eight years old he had a vision, which greatly influenced his thinking. During Christmas Mass he saw the birth of Jesus and understood that God is not only inaccessible God, who is...
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Comparative study: Economies of Obazine and Plasy Monasteries in the Middle -ages (12.-13. century)
Müllerová, Gabriela ; Charvátová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Těšínská Lomičková, Radka (referee)
The thesis focuses on the economy of the Cistercian Order, from its inception until the end of the 13th century. There are two parallel analysis of monasteries Obazine (France) and Plasy (Bohemia), which are compared in the final part of the research. First the study present foundation of monasteries in the historical context of the country and the region. Then he focuses on the process of acquiring property and attempts to reveal common and different features in the economic development of the courts and farming. The work may present the real situation only to the extent that it allows the historical sources. The main historical source is cartulary of Obazine and documents of Plasy from Codex diplomaticus et epistolaris regni Bohemiae. In addition, the study draws information from various foreign and czech literature.
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Ordo Cisterciensis during the First Czechoslovak Republic. The transformations of Cistercian monasteries in Czechoslovakia in light of the reports for the General Chapter of the order
TALÍŘ, František
The thesis aims to depict the life of Cistercians during the First Czechoslovak Republic. To put it into context, the first chapter evaluates the situation of the Catholic Church as a whole, of which religious orders and congregations have been an inseparable part. During the First Czechoslovak Republic, Cistercian monasteries, which are discussed in the thesis, were united in the Congregation of the Most Pure Heart of Mary. The Congregation consisted of three abbeys in Czechoslovakia, two abbeys in Saxony, and a newly established priory in Denmark. The purpose of the thesis is to describe the material and personal conditions in the monasteries, the formation and structure of the congregation, and the daily life of monks. The thesis also seeks to answer the question if a male contemplative order, such as Cistercians, could have found its place in a democratic society of the First Republic. Reports written for chapters of the congregation as well as the whole order were used as the main source. In them, the superiors described not only the conditions and discipline in their monasteries, but also the activities of the monks and nuns among local inhabitants. The thesis is particularly focused on the Abbey of Vyšší Brod, which was located in an area inhabited predominantly by German-speaking population. The issue of coexistence of both nationalities and the role the monastery played in it is illustrated by drawing on the contemporaneous press.
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Obnova památky krajinářské architektury
Dvořáková, Jana
This bachelor thesis focuses on an overall solution of a garden architecture sight renewal. The model object is the monastery area in Žďár nad Sázavou. There are going to be monastery particularities and types of their gardens summarized in the theoretical part. Based on studying expert literature and laws and regulations, important historical object reconstruction principles have been found out. The analytical part is focused on the particular field explorations and their consequent evaluation. Another target was to understand properly and interpret well the current state of the whole area. Based on particular analyses solutions for the monastery area, concept solutions were suggested. The last suggestion part is trying to reflect some of the contemporary problems in the area. Therefore such solutions are offered that will improve the historical area of the town and increase its aesthetic and practical properties at the same time. The solution suggestion is supposed to restore the original character and historic value of the place which got lost over the years. The basic idea is to create an up-to-date area which would correspond to the character and value of the place and will become an inseparable part of everyday life of the locals
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History of Cistercian Monastery in Vyšší Brod in the first half of the 20th century
PRAJER, Tomáš
The work deals with the history of the Cistercian Order in Vyšší Brod in the first half of the 20th century. It gives an account of political and religious events of those times and also reminds important milestones from the turn of the 18th and 19th century which influenced the 20th century {--} in particular the religious reforms carried out by Josef II and his closing down some monasteries. Founding the Diocese of České Budějovice counts among the positive acts of this emperor. The work also describes the impact of the two World Wars. Compulsory transfer of Germans after the World War Two and following fourty years lasting religious infringement strongly affected the life of the Cistercian Monastery in Vyšší Brod. Thanks to the newly gained liberty in November 1989 the life in the monastery could be renewed. Two monks came back to the monastery, both survived the time when the communists were in power, the older one also lived through the Nazi totalitarian system. New monastic life candidates came to the monastery, at present there are seven monks living there.
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