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Prague (Czech, <em>Praha</em>)<em> </em>(population in 2007, 1,204,897), capital since 1919 of Czechoslovakia and since 1993 of the Czech Republic, the cen­ter of the Hussite movement of the 15th century. In 1521-1522 [[Müntzer, Thomas (1488/9-1525)|Thomas M]][[Müntzer, Thomas (1488/9-1525)|ü]][[Müntzer, Thomas (1488/9-1525)|ntzer]] visited the city and on 1 and 25 November 1521, announced his peculiar religious views in his "Manifesto of Prague." [[Fischer, Volkmar (d. 1535?)|Volkmar Fischer]], an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] of Hesse, was im­prisoned at Prague in 1532. [[Lober, Julius (16th century)|Julius Lober's]] list of martyrs (1531) names four martyrs beheaded in Prague, and the list of the <em>Geschicht-Buch </em>names eleven by 1542. The archives of the Ministry of the Interior contain some source materials on Anabaptist history. No Anabaptist congregation was ever es­tablished here.
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Prague (Czech, <em>Praha</em>) (population in 2007, 1,204,897), capital since 1919 of Czechoslovakia and since 1993 of the Czech Republic, the cen­ter of the Hussite movement of the 15th century. In 1521-1522 [[Müntzer, Thomas (1488/9-1525)|Thomas M]][[Müntzer, Thomas (1488/9-1525)|ü]][[Müntzer, Thomas (1488/9-1525)|ntzer]] visited the city and on 1 and 25 November 1521, announced his peculiar religious views in his "Manifesto of Prague." [[Fischer, Volkmar (d. 1535?)|Volkmar Fischer]], an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] of Hesse, was im­prisoned at Prague in 1532. [[Lober, Julius (16th century)|Julius Lober's]] list of martyrs (1531) names four martyrs beheaded in Prague, and the list of the <em>Geschicht-Buch </em>names eleven by 1542. The archives of the Ministry of the Interior contain some source materials on Anabaptist history. No Anabaptist congregation was ever es­tablished here.
 
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Beck, Josef. <em>Die Geschichts-Bücher der Wiedertäufer in Oesterreich-Ungarn</em>. Vienna, 1883; reprinted Nieuwkoop: De Graaf, 1967: 312.
 
Beck, Josef. <em>Die Geschichts-Bücher der Wiedertäufer in Oesterreich-Ungarn</em>. Vienna, 1883; reprinted Nieuwkoop: De Graaf, 1967: 312.
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 387.
 
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 387.
  
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Hruby, F. "Die Wiedertäufer in Mähren."<em> </em><em>Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte</em><em> </em>XXX (1933): 1-36, 170-211; (1934): 61-102; (1935): 1-40.
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Hruby, F. "Die Wiedertäufer in Mähren." <em>Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte</em> XXX (1933): 1-36, 170-211; (1934): 61-102; (1935): 1-40.
  
 
Schornbaum, Karl. <em>Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, V. Band (Bayern, II. Abteilung).</em> Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, 1951.
 
Schornbaum, Karl. <em>Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, V. Band (Bayern, II. Abteilung).</em> Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, 1951.

Revision as of 03:31, 12 April 2014

Prague (Czech, Praha) (population in 2007, 1,204,897), capital since 1919 of Czechoslovakia and since 1993 of the Czech Republic, the cen­ter of the Hussite movement of the 15th century. In 1521-1522 Thomas Müntzer visited the city and on 1 and 25 November 1521, announced his peculiar religious views in his "Manifesto of Prague." Volkmar Fischer, an Anabaptist of Hesse, was im­prisoned at Prague in 1532. Julius Lober's list of martyrs (1531) names four martyrs beheaded in Prague, and the list of the Geschicht-Buch names eleven by 1542. The archives of the Ministry of the Interior contain some source materials on Anabaptist history. No Anabaptist congregation was ever es­tablished here.

Bibliography

Beck, Josef. Die Geschichts-Bücher der Wiedertäufer in Oesterreich-Ungarn. Vienna, 1883; reprinted Nieuwkoop: De Graaf, 1967: 312.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 387.

Hruby, F. "Die Wiedertäufer in Mähren." Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte XXX (1933): 1-36, 170-211; (1934): 61-102; (1935): 1-40.

Schornbaum, Karl. Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, V. Band (Bayern, II. Abteilung). Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, 1951.

Wolkan, Rudolf. Geschicht-Buch der Hutterischen Brüder. Macleod, AB, and Vienna, 1923: 182.


Author(s) Ernst Crous
Date Published 1959

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Crous, Ernst. "Prague (Czech Republic)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Prague_(Czech_Republic)&oldid=118685.

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Crous, Ernst. (1959). Prague (Czech Republic). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Prague_(Czech_Republic)&oldid=118685.



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