Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio ( cs, Vojtěch Raňkův z Ježova) (c. 1320,
Malý Ježov – 15 August 1388,
Prague) was a
Czech theologian and philosopher. In 1355 he was appointed a rector of the
University of Paris. He wrote the ''Tractatus de communione'', a treatise on confession and the offering of the
eucharist
The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instit ...
by laymen. He is also known for introducing the ideas of
John Wycliff
John Wycliffe (; also spelled Wyclif, Wickliffe, and other variants; 1328 – 31 December 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, biblical translator, reformer, Catholic priest, and a seminary professor at the University of ...
to Bohemia.
In 1378, at the funeral of
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV ( cs, Karel IV.; german: Karl IV.; la, Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charle ...
, Albertus Ranconis declared the emperor
pater patriae of the
Kingdom of Bohemia.
brrp.org (see p. 1 and notes p. 2 and p. 5.)
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1320 births
1388 deaths
People from Tábor District
Czech male writers
14th-century philosophers
Rectors of the University of Paris
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