Christianity
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Prague 4, day 35: Rostislavova
Rostislavova was built in 1892. Rostislav was the nephew of Mojmír I, the first known ruler of the Moravian Slavs. More on him in a couple of days. It’s possible that, as a child, he was held as a vassal, upon Uncle Mojmír’s request, by Louis the German, King of East Francia. Louis invaded Moravia Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 9: Mečislavova
Mečislavova was built in 1892. Mečislav is more commonly known as Měšek in Czech; in English, we use his Polish name, Mieszko. That was long thought to be a diminutive form of Mieczysław – still a common name in Poland – but many modern historians disagree. Mieszko was born… at some point (take your pick Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 87: Svatoplukova
Originally published on X on 1 February 2023. Svatoplukova was built in 1892. From 1940 to 1945, this was Gebhardova, after Gebhart (also known as Jaromír), who was the fourth son of Břetislav I and Jitka, and was Bishop of Prague from 1067 until his death in 1090. Svatopluk, meanwhile, was born around 840, and Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 124: Táboritská
Originally published on Twitter on 25 August 2022. Táboritská was built in 1885. The Táborites have come up *cough* more than once *cough* in these posts, so here’s a quick brief. They were radical Hussites, known as ‘Picards’ by their enemies. Aiming to develop a communal society, they founded the town of Tábor in 1420, Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 121: Miličova
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 Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 113: Kostnické náměstí
Originally published on Twitter on 14 August 2022. Kostnické náměstí was built in 1889. Kostnice is the Czech name for the German town that we’re allowed to call either Konstanz or Constance in English. It lies on Lake Constance, which you’ll hear many people calling Bodensee instead. Konstanz became a major spiritual centre in the Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 100: Kališnická
Originally published on Twitter on 1 August 2022. Day 100 already. Huh. Kališnická was built in 1910. A kališník is an Utraquist. The Utraquists were a branch of the Hussites who believed that Eucharist in both kinds (i.e. bread and wine) should be administered to churchgoers. They constituted a majority of Hussites. They were also Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 84: Blahoslavova
Originally published on Twitter on 16 July 2022. Blahoslavova was built before 1875. Jan Blahoslav (1523-1571) was a writer, translator, and composer, among many other professions. He was a bishop in the Jednota bratrská (see yesterday: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/26/prague-3-day-83-ceskobratrska/), and, in 1564, translated the New Testament into Czech. He also published ‘Muzika’ (a ‘guide to how to Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 83: Českobratrská
Originally published on Twitter on 15 July 2022. Českobratrská was built before 1875. The Jednota bratrská / Unitas Fratrum was the Bohemian Reformation Church, founded in 1457 in Kunvald. Its principles were based on the teachings of Petr Chelčický, who we dealt with on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/24/prague-3-day-78-chelcickeho/. Unsurprisingly, the Church did not do particularly well out of Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 75: Pitterova
Originally published on Twitter on 7 July 2022. Pitterova was part of Chelčického (coming up in a few days) from 1885 until 1996, when it was given a name of its own. Přemysl Pitter was born in Smíchov in 1895. He studied typography in Leipzig in 1911-2, and, after his father’s death a year later, Continue reading
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