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Jezuité a piaristé – sourozenci
Jesuits and Piarists – Siblings

Author(s): Václav Bartůšek
Subject(s): History
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Jesuits; Piarists; family strategies; Baroque religiosity and education

Summary/Abstract: The author compared published registries of 17th and 18th century Jesuits and Piarists, and found families where siblings or other relatives decided in parallel for both of these religious orders. The present study is part of larger research into the motivation for choosing religious life during the Baroque period.

  • Issue Year: 50/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43-51
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Czech