A krakkói egyetemen a 15. században tanuló bártfai diákok és későbbi sorsuk
Students from Bardejov at the University of Cracow in the 15th century and their future career

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes the citizens of Bardejov studying at the University of Cracow in the 15th century and their future career. According to the source material, mainly the university register, there were 55 students from Bardejov who were studying in Cracow in the 15th century. Based on the vast archival material available in Bardejov, the article analyses the students' future life, as many of them returned to their home town and pursued various careers. The sources show, even though sometimes incompletely, the further life of only 16 out of 55 students, so nearly 30%. The majority of them played an important role in 15th-century Bardejov, either in its cultural or religious life. The university studies, which were always expensive and demanded a lot of sacrifice from the parents, undoubtedly guaranteed a student the position in Bardejov's “cream of society”. Even after their studies, many of the students preserved the love of books, either by working as copyists or by owning their private, often huge, libraries. Many students decided on the church jobs, hol-ding the posts of altarist or vicar at the St. Giles church in their home town.

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