Krádeže v jihočeských kostelích na sklonku 17. a v první polovině 18. století
Jaroslav Dibelka – Jan Šimánek Burglaries in churches in the region of south Bohemia at end of the 17th century and in the first half of the 18th century

Summary/Abstract: The issue of stealing in churches in the Early Modern Period is, among historians in theCzech milieu, one of the rarest fields of interest, although in the Early Modern Period itwas nothing exceptional. The burglars and thieves were attracted not only by the money,but also by church valuables. In the study this crime will be defined according to the contemporarylegal norms and at the same time it will be compared to the real penalizationof this crime in the given period of time.From the known records there arise significant discrepancies between the legal norm andthe judicial practice. The archive documents used for this contribution are documentsfrom the provenience of the patrimonial administration of the large dominions in SouthBohemia Třeboň and Český Krumlov. Attention is paid to the common features thatconnected these sacrileges. The typology of the criminals who committed this crime willbe mentioned too. Furthermore, the defensive strategies of the convicted, which they usedto achieve a milder penalty for their crime when they were facing the examiner, will notbe forgotten either.

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