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The Irish Franciscans in Prague 1629-1786
Jan Parez
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Description for The Irish Franciscans in Prague 1629-1786
Paperback. At the end of the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I forced the Irish Franciscans into exile, and they changed the course of Bohemian history in significant ways. This monograph documents this intense point of contact between two small European lands, Ireland and Bohemia, particularly those interested in Bohemia or the Irish diaspora. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DVK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
At the end of the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I forced the Irish Franciscans into exile. Of the four continental provinces to which the Irish Franciscans fled, the Prague Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was the largest in its time. This monograph documents this intense point of contact between two small European lands, Ireland and Bohemia. The Irish exiles changed the course of Bohemian history in significant ways, both positive - the Irish students and teachers of medicine who contributed to Bohemia's culture and sciences - and negative - the Irish officers who participated in ... Read more
At the end of the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I forced the Irish Franciscans into exile. Of the four continental provinces to which the Irish Franciscans fled, the Prague Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was the largest in its time. This monograph documents this intense point of contact between two small European lands, Ireland and Bohemia. The Irish exiles changed the course of Bohemian history in significant ways, both positive - the Irish students and teachers of medicine who contributed to Bohemia's culture and sciences - and negative - the Irish officers who participated in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Ovocny, Czechia
ISBN
9788024626765
SKU
V9788024626765
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About Jan Parez
Jan Parez is a curator of the manuscript collection of the Strahov Library at the Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians, Prague. Hedvika Kucharova is a librarian in the Strahov Library at the Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians, Prague.
Reviews for The Irish Franciscans in Prague 1629-1786
"An important contribution to a fuller understanding of the Irish Franciscans during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Prague has been the major piece that has been missing." (Joseph McMahon, Franciscan Friary, Dublin)