Medieval south Moravian patron saints – a survey
Medieval south Moravian patron saints – a survey

Summary/Abstract: The study analyzes the dedications of the parish, filial and monastery churches as well as of the solitary public chapels in the southern part of medieval Moravia. The text focuses mainly on the following problems: frequency of dedications, foreign influence in the choice of dedications, specific features of the dedications of city parish churches and changes of dedications. There were 499 dedications found, the number of appearing patron saints was 51. The most frequent patron saints were Virgin Mary (12.8%), John the Baptist (7.6%), Peter/Peter and Paul (7.2%), Wenceslaus (6.8%) and James the Great (6.4%). The most important indigenous patron saint was Wenceslaus, while foreign influence was related mainly to patron saints from France (e.g. Giles, Leonard) and German lands (e.g. Cunigunde, Gotthard, Ulrich). Patron saints coming from other European countries were rather uncommon (e.g. Francis of Assisi, Gall, Stanislaus).

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