Kapucíni jako příjemci a zprostředkovatelé barokní caritas
The Capuchins as Recipients and Mediators of Baroque caritas

Summary/Abstract: In the 17th and 18th centuries in Bohemia and Moravia, the Capuchins were, by reason ofthe order’s mission and spiritual nature, not only the recipients but also the providers ofChristian charity, for which the term caritas is used in Latin. The immediate dependenceof the Capuchins on the charitable donations which they received during the periodunder consideration was a major problem for the material security of the order’s individualhouses. On the other hand, this link also had its positive side, as it was through itthat the social networks of individual monasteries were established and maintained. Thegiving of alms was the most common form of interaction between the Order and the localpopulation. It was never a one-sided activity, since the Capuchins provided the latter witha variety of gifts and services in return. On the contrary, in the provision of caritas by theCapuchins themselves it is necessary to emphasize the commitment of the Order duringoutbreaks of plague and its members’ service as chaplains in urban hospitals and prisons.

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