The Irish Franciscans in Prague 1629-1786
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 Conceptionof the Virgin Mary was the largest in its time. This monograph documents th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Prague
Charles University in Prague
2015
2015 |
| Edition: | First English edition |
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | 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 Conceptionof the Virgin Mary was the largest in its time. This monograph documents this intense point of contact betweentwo small European lands, Ireland and Bohemia. The Irish exiles changed the course of Bohemian history in significantways, both positive - the Irish students and teachers of medicine who contributed to Bohemia's culture and sciences- and negative - the Irish office |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (225 pages) illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 910815597 9788024627090 8024627094 |