The Bible of Kralice, also called the Kralice Bible ( cs, Bible kralická), was the first complete translation of the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...

from the original languages into Czech. Translated by the

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and printed in

Kralice nad Oslavou Kralice nad Oslavou (until 1900 ''Králice'', until 1960 just ''Kralice'') is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Horn ...

, the first edition had six volumes and was published between 1579 and 1593. The third edition, from 1613, is classic and till this day widely known and used Czech translation. The

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had been translated from the Greek by Jan Blahoslav and published in 1564.

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Bible of Kralice
– electronic version of the first edition (in Czech)
Bible of Kralice
– electronic version of the latest edition (in Czech)
Travelling exhibition shows history of Bible in Czech lands
– This exhibition includes the Bible of Kralice and a photo shows the Bible.
The Kralice Bible
– short history of the edition and the details of its printing, with special attention given to a full 6-volume set preserved at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem. 1579 books 1593 books 1613 books

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Czech literature History of the Moravian Church 16th-century Christian texts History of Moravia History of Christianity in the Czech Republic Czech lands under Habsburg rule Protestantism in the Czech Republic {{bible-translation-stub

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