A brief history of the Capuchin hospital in Český Brod (1745–1786) Cover Image

Nástin dějin kapucínského hospice v Českém Brodě (1745 – 1786)
A brief history of the Capuchin hospital in Český Brod (1745–1786)

Author(s): Marek Brčák, Jiří Wolf
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Geography, Regional studies, Regional Geography, Theology and Religion, 18th Century
Published by: Vydavateľstvo Minor, Kapucíni na Slovensku
Keywords: Capuchin hospice;Český Brod;history;sources

Summary/Abstract: The microhistorical study is based on various sources of both an ecclesiastical and municipal origin. The text details the beginnings and functioning of the Capuchin hospice in the city of Český Brod in Central Bohemia. It discusses the mutual interactions of the newly founded institution with the traditional municipal community. It deals in detail with the relations between the Capuchins and the municipal council, individual citizens, the town priest etc. from the establishment of the hospice in 1745 to its dissolution in 1786. The study also focuses on the Capuchins’ activities outside of the city walls, namely on their mendicant aims in the closest neighbourhood of Český Brod and on their engagement in the spiritual administration in the pilgrim site in Tismice nearby.

  • Issue Year: 8/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 142-166
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Czech