The Preaching of Henry Totting of Oyta
The Preaching of Henry Totting of Oyta

Summary/Abstract: This joint paper focuses on three previously unstudied sermons written by Henry Totting of Oyta, a famous theologian of the 14th century who started his career at the studium generale in Erfurt and was then active at the universities of Prague, Paris and Vienna. Riccardo Burgazzi examines the sermon On the Passion of the Lord, Francesca Battista the sermon On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and finally Jan Odstrčilík the sermon On the Nativity of John the Baptist. Each of these sermons represents not only distinctive thematic areas, but were also written at different times and demonstrate the variety of influences that affected Totting’s way of thinking: The sermon De passione Domini is probably one of his oldest recorded sermons and it still bears traces of Totting’s career as a master of liberal arts. The Marian sermon De assumpcione BMV shows a very firm scholastic structure and gives a relevant contribution to the contemporary area in Assumption theology. And finally the sermon De nativitate Iohannis Baptiste is a worthy and uncommon testimony of the early reception of Petrarch in Central Europe.

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