Arnošt of Pardubice ( cs, Arnošt z Pardubic, german: Ernst von Pardubitz) (25 March 1297 probably in
Hostinka – 30 June 1364 in
Roudnice nad Labem
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) was the first
Archbishop of Prague
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(and the last bishop). He was also an advisor and diplomat to Emperor
Charles IV.
Life
Arnošt of Pardubice was probably born in Hostinka (today part of
Vestec), but possibly also in
Kłodzko
Kłodzko (; cz, Kladsko; german: Glatz; la, Glacio) is a historic town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the Kłodzko Valley, on the Eastern Neisse river.
Kłodzko is the seat of Kłodzko Co ...
. He was the eldest son of Knight Arnošt of Hostinka, and spent his childhood in Kłodzko.
Arnošt inherited the town of
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...
in 1340. He was confirmed bishop of Prague on 11 March 1343 (3 March 1343
O.S.), and was commissioned the first Archbishop of Prague on 8 May 1344 (30 April 1344 O.S.).
He ordered the monks to contribute to the newly founded
Charles University
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(14th century), hence enhancing the quality of the education in the institution.
Further reading
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* 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, pp. 81–86
*
Dehio-Handbuch der Kunstdenkmäler in Polen ''Schlesien'',
Deutscher Kunstverlag
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History
Deutscher Kunstverlag was fo ...
2005,
* Zdeňka Hledíková: ''Arnošt z Pardubic'', Vyšehrad 2008, , pp. 13, 17–19
* Zdeňka Hledíková: ''Kirche und König zur Zeit der Luxemburger''. In: ''Bohemia Sacra''. Düsseldorf 1974, pp. 307–314
* Zdeňka Hledíková, Jana Zachová: ''Život Arnošta z Pardubic podle Valentina Krautwalda'', Pardubice 1997,
* Vilém z Hasenburka: ''Vita venerabilis Arnesti primi archiepiscopi ecclesie Pragensis / Život ctihodného Arnošta, prvniho arcibiskupa kostele pražskeho'' (in Latin and Czech), Česká křesťanská akademie, Prague 1994,
* V Chaloupecký: ''Arnošt z Pardubic, první arcibiskup pražský'', Prague 1946
* J. K. Vyskočil, ''Arnošt z Pardubic a jeho doba'', Prague 1947
References
External links
Catholic Encyclopedia: ''The first archbishop was St. Ernst of Pardubitz, the advisor of Charles IV in his great undertakings''*
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1297 births
1364 deaths
Christianity in Prague
Roman Catholic archbishops of Prague
14th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bohemia
People from Náchod District
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