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Matthias Of Kunwald
Matthias (Matěj) of Kunwald (died 1500) was one of the first priests of the Unitas Fratrum in 1467. Early life Matthias was a farmer’s son from Kunvald.C. Daniel Crews, Faith Love Hope: A History of the Unitas Fratrum (Winston-Salem: Moravian Archives, 2008), 109. His date of birth is unknown but records indicate that he was twenty-five years old at the time of his ordination. He was elected a priest of the Unitas Fratrum at the synod of Lhotka near Rychnov.The sources seem to say no more than "Lhotka near Rychnov", which makes identifying the location of the synod difficult if not impossible. Czech Wiki lists 8 places in the Czech lands called :cs:Rychnov and 51 called :cs:Lhotka. The best that can be said is that Rychnov nad Kněžnou has a long history, and is very close indeed to Kunwald; but that no place now called Lhotka is nearby. The exact date of the gathering is unknown but is traditionally set as Holy Thursday, March 26, 1467. The synod decided that it was time for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moravian Church
The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren ( or ), formally the (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the original Unity of the Brethren () founded in the Kingdom of Bohemia, sixty years before Martin Luther's Reformation. The church's heritage can be traced to 1457 and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, which included Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and previously the Hussite movement against several practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church. Its name is derived from exiles who fled from Moravia to Saxony in 1722 to escape the Counter-Reformation, establishing the Christian community of Herrnhut. Hence, it is also known in German as the ("Unity of Brethren f Herrnhut). The modern has about one million members worldwide, continuing their tradition of missionary work, such as in the Americas and Africa, which is reflected in their broad g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunvald
Kunvald () is a market town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is known as the place where the Moravian Church was founded. Administrative division Kunvald consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kunvald (789) *Bubnov (8) *Končiny (70) *Kunačice (14) *Záhory (3) *Zaječiny (6) Etymology The German name Kunwald means "Kun's forest". The Czech name is a transcription of the German one. Geography Kunvald is located about northeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point of the municipal territory is the Homole hill at above sea level. The brook Horský potok flows through the market town. History The first written mention of Kunvald is from 1363. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century. The Moravian Church was founded in Kunvald in "Na Sboru" House in 1457, when followers of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rychnov Nad Kněžnou
Rychnov nad Kněžnou (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Rychnov nad Kněžnou consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rychnov nad Kněžnou (9,040) *Dlouhá Ves (548) *Jámy (8) *Lipovka (357) *Litohrady (89) *Lokot (110) *Panská Habrová (126) *Roveň (310) Geography Rychnov nad Kněžnou is located about east of Hradec Králové. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Orlice Table and includes most of the built-up area. The eastern part lies in the Orlické Foothills and includes the highest point of Rychnov nad Kněžnou at above sea level. The town is situated on the Kněžna River. The streams Liberský potok and Javornický potok joins the Kněžna in the municipal territory. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sortition
In governance, sortition is the selection of public officer, officials or jurors at random, i.e. by Lottery (probability), lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample. In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal characteristic of democracy. Sortition is often classified as a method for both direct democracy and deliberative democracy. Today sortition is commonly used to select prospective jurors in common law (legal system), common-law systems. What has changed in recent years is the increased number of citizens' assembly, citizen groups with political advisory power, along with calls for making sortition more consequential than elections, as it was in Athenian democracy, Athens, Republic of Venice, Venice, and Republic of Florence, Florence. History Ancient Athens Athenian democracy developed in the 6th century BC out of what was then called isonomia (equal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chřenovice
Chřenovice is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Chřenovice lies approximately north-west of Havlíčkův Brod, north-west of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Havlíčkův Brod District {{Vysočina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldensians
The Waldensians, also known as Waldenses (), Vallenses, Valdesi, or Vaudois, are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation. Originally known as the Poor of Lyon in the late twelfth century, the movement spread to the Cottian Alps in what is today France and Italy. The founding of the Waldensians is attributed to Peter Waldo, a wealthy merchant who gave away his property around 1173, preaching apostolic poverty as the way to Christian perfection, perfection. Waldensian teachings came into conflict with the Catholic Church and by 1215 the Waldensians were declared heretical, not because they preached apostolic poverty, which the Franciscans also preached, but because they were not willing to recognize the prerogatives of local bishops over the content of their preaching, nor to recognize standards about who was fit to preach. Pope Innocent III offered the Waldensians the chance to return to the Church, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Přerov
Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Přerov consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Přerov I-Město (31,582) *Přerov II-Předmostí (3,992) *Přerov III-Lověšice (481) *Přerov IV-Kozlovice (589) *Přerov V-Dluhonice (349) *Přerov VI-Újezdec (868) *Přerov VII-Čekyně (649) *Přerov VIII-Henčlov (513) *Přerov IX-Lýsky (187) *Přerov X-Popovice (242) *Přerov XI-Vinary (711) *Přerov XII-Žeravice (562) *Přerov XIII-Penčice (294) Etymology The name Přerov is of Old Slavic origin. It meant 'ditch', 'pool', 'swamp', or 'stagnant water'. Geography Přerov is located about southeast of Olomouc. The eastern part of the municipal terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
