What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on Twitter on 21 August 2022. Also, this was actually day 120, and Lipanská, which I’ve posted as day 120, was actually day 121. Like any of this matters.

Miličova was built before 1875.

Milíč z Kroměříže was born around 1325 in Tečovice, and was educated in Olomouc.

From 1358 to 1362, he worked in the royal office, going from registrar to proofreader to notary in this time.

In 1362, he became a canon at Prague Cathedral, but became a lay preacher the year after.

He predicted that the Antichrist would take over the government, and that it would take the form of Karel IV. As it wasn’t possible to simply ban him from Twitter for spreading this information (what with it being 1366), he got put in prison.

In 1372, he founded a preacher’s school and a refuge for penitent prostitutes in the Old Town and called it Jerusalem.

He served Eucharist at every mass – this was unique, as the laity elsewhere only received Eucharist once a year. The practice would become increasingly popular in Bohemia in the late 14th century.

Somewhat inevitably, he was accused of heresy. He went to Avignon in 1374 to defend himself. His defence was a success, but he died shortly afterwards and is buried there.