Tracing the Cult of St. Denis, Bishop of Paris and French “National” Patron Saint, in the Middle Ages in the Czech Lands Cover Image

Po stopách kultu pařížského biskupa a francouzského „národního“ patrona sv. Denise v českém středověku
Tracing the Cult of St. Denis, Bishop of Paris and French “National” Patron Saint, in the Middle Ages in the Czech Lands

Author(s): Martin Slepička
Subject(s): Cultural history, History of Church(es), History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: St. Denis; French saints; national patron saints; cult of saints; hagiography; Czech-French relations; Charles IV; Saint-Denis monastery; Czech lands; Middle Ages

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the cult of St. Denis, bishop of Paris and the French “national” patron saint, in medieval Bohemia and Moravia. It attempts to provide answers to the questions about the meaning, character and spread of the veneration of St. Denis in Czech society

  • Issue Year: 16/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 9-20
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech
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