Kutnohorští měšťané jako patroni a fundátoři v prostředí venkovských farních kostelů v předhusitské době
Kutná Hora burghers as patrons and founders in the milieu of rural parish churches in the pre-Hussite period
Author(s): Vojtěch VaněkSubject(s): History
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Filosofický ústav
Keywords: Kutná Hora; burghers; foundation; memorial; representation; patronage rights; rural parish churches
Summary/Abstract: The article provides an investigation into the foundational activities of Kutná Hora burghers atthe turn of the 15th century. It summarizes data on the holdings of the patronage rights to ruralparish churches in the hands of burgher families. It also presents an analysis of reports on thepious foundations of altars, chapels, or liturgical memorials by burghers in order to establishhow much Kutná Hora burghers utilized these churches as family burial grounds and thus alsoplaces of family memory, representation, and legitimization of their power or social position.
Journal: Studia mediaevalia Bohemica
- Issue Year: 6/2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 235-254
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Czech