Mendikanti extra muros: Františkánské aktivity ve veřejném prostoru v raném novověku

• Authors: Martin Elbel

Title variants

EN

Mendicants extra muros: Franciscan activities in public space in the early modern period

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

While previous research has mainly focused on activities of religious orders inside their churches, this study aims to map the „Franciscan presence“ outside their monasteries – specifically in the public space of early modern cities and their surroundings. The study takes into account the communicative aspects of monastic buildings, iconography and the care of the exterior that affect the immediate surroundings. The negotiation of liminal spaces and disputes with other actors in public space become central. Examples from the monasteries in Brno and Olomouc illustrate how the Franciscans worked with memory and space in the urban environment, while the case of the via crucis to Hájek shows their active interventions in the open landscape. The text also draws attention to the creation of sacred complexes such as the viae crucis, and highlights the influence of the Franciscans outside the walls of the monastery through rituals, whether during occasional processions or regular collections of alms.

Keywords

EN

sacred space; memory; catholic confession; urban history; mendicants; Franciscan Order

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia historica Bohemica
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 5-21
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Martin Elbel

• Historický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i., Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic