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The History of the Christian Academy 1875-1952
Babička, Vácslav ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Stříbrný, Jan (referee)
The History of the Christian Academy 1875 - 1952 Vácslav Babička The Christian Academy was established in 1875 as an association of Catholic intelligentsia. The association's chief initiator was the Vyšehrad canon Mikuláš Karlach, who sought support from the Vyšehrad chapter and the St Wenceslas savings society. The activities of the association were divided into four branches: academic, musical, artistic and archaeological (the last two were soon incorporated into a single branch). The association's first president was former Minister of Culture and Education Dr Josef Jireček. The academic department dealt with the publication of theological treatises, the organisation of lectures and the administration of the specialist library. It published the Catholic Clergy Journal and, for its German members, the Christliche Akademie. The first chairman of the academic department was Dr Klement Borový. The music department endeavoured for the reform of liturgical instrumental and vocal music, it promoted the Gregorian chant and polyphony, it organised concerts and organ courses and brought out the magazine Cecilie, later re-named Cyrill. The first chairman of the music department was Ferdinand Lehner. The art department published assessments on the construction and restoration of churches and their interiors,...
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The History of the Christian Academy 1875-1952
Babička, Vácslav ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Stříbrný, Jan (referee)
The History of the Christian Academy 1875 - 1952 Vácslav Babička The Christian Academy was established in 1875 as an association of Catholic intelligentsia. The association's chief initiator was the Vyšehrad canon Mikuláš Karlach, who sought support from the Vyšehrad chapter and the St Wenceslas savings society. The activities of the association were divided into four branches: academic, musical, artistic and archaeological (the last two were soon incorporated into a single branch). The association's first president was former Minister of Culture and Education Dr Josef Jireček. The academic department dealt with the publication of theological treatises, the organisation of lectures and the administration of the specialist library. It published the Catholic Clergy Journal and, for its German members, the Christliche Akademie. The first chairman of the academic department was Dr Klement Borový. The music department endeavoured for the reform of liturgical instrumental and vocal music, it promoted the Gregorian chant and polyphony, it organised concerts and organ courses and brought out the magazine Cecilie, later re-named Cyrill. The first chairman of the music department was Ferdinand Lehner. The art department published assessments on the construction and restoration of churches and their interiors,...
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