Arnošt of Pardubice
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Arnošt z Pardubic (25 March 1297 probably in Glatz - 30 June 1364 in Raudnitz) was the first Archbishop of Prague. He was also an advisor and diplomat to Emperor Charles IV
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Ernst inherited the town of Pardubice
in 1340. He became the bishop of Prague on 14 January 1343 and was commissioned the first Archbishop of Prague on 30 April 1344. He ordered the monks to contribute to the newly founded Charles University (14th century), hence enhancing the quality of the education in the institution.
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
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Ernst inherited the town of Pardubice
Pardubice
Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
in 1340. He became the bishop of Prague on 14 January 1343 and was commissioned the first Archbishop of Prague on 30 April 1344. He ordered the monks to contribute to the newly founded Charles University (14th century), hence enhancing the quality of the education in the institution.
Literature
- Jaroslav Polc: Ernst vom Pardubitz. In: Ferdinand Seibt, Lebensbilder zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder, Bd. 3, 1978
- Arnestus von Pardubitz. Grafschaft Glatzer Buchring, Band 35
- Franz Albert: Das Testament des Erzbischofs Ernst von Pardubitz In: Glatzer Heimatblätter 1928, 81-86
- Dehio-Handbuch der Kunstdenkmäler in Polen Schlesien, Deutscher Kunstverlag 2005, ISBN 3-422-03109-x
- Zdeňka Hlediková: Kirche und König zur Zeit der Luxemburger. In: Bohemia Sacra. Düsseldorf 1974, S. 307-314
- Zdeňka Hlediková, Jana Zachová: Život Arnošta z Pardubic podle Valentina Krautwalda (Das Leben des Ernst von Pardubitz erzählt von Valentin Krautwald), Pardubice 1997, ISBN 80-86046-25-7
- Vilém z Hasenburka: Vita venerabilis Arnesti primi archiepiscopi ecclesie Pragensis / Život ctihodného Arnošta, prvniho arcibiskupa kostele pražskeho (lateinisch u. tschechisch), neu hg. von Česká křesťanská akademie, Prag 1994, ISBN 80-85795-12-4
- V Chaloupecký: Arnošt z Pardubic, první arcibiskup pražský, Prag 1946
- J. K. Vyskočil, Arnošt z Pardubic a jeho doba, Prag 1947
External links
- Catholic Encyclopedia: The first archbishop was St. Ernst of Pardubitz, the advisor of Charles IV in his great undertakings
- http://www.apha.cz/biskupove_vypis.php?osoba=arnost_z_pard
- http://www.grafschaft-glatz.de/kultur/kultur05.htm
- http://www.kulturwerk-schlesien.de/kulturspiegel/staedte/portraits/art77,174.html