Arnošt of Pardubice
| Arnošt of Pardubice | |
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| Archbishop of Prague | |
Cenotaph of Arnošt of Pardubice in Assumption Church in Kłodzko
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| Native name | Arnošt z Pardubic |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Prague |
| In office | 30 April 1344 – 30 June 1364 |
| Predecessor | himself (as Bishop of Prague) |
| Successor | Jan Očko of Vlašim |
| Previous post | Bishop of Prague (1343-1344) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 3 March 1343 by Jean-Raymond de Comminges[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1297 Hostinka, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 30 June 1364 (aged 67) |
Arnošt of Pardubice (Czech: Arnošt z Pardubic, German: Ernst von Pardubitz; 25 March 1297 – 30 June 1364) was the first Archbishop of Prague (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. He was the eldest son of Knight Arnošt of Hostinka, and spent his childhood in Kłodzko.
Arnošt inherited the town of Pardubice 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.).[2] He ordered the monks to contribute to the newly founded Charles University (14th century), hence enhancing the quality of the education in the institution.
References
- Back to citation "Archbishop Arnost (Arnoust) von Pardubitz (Pardubic)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad; van Gulik, Wilhelm; Ehses, Stefan; Gaucaht, Patrick; Ritzler, Remigius, eds. (1898). Hierarchia Catholica Medii Eevi, Sive Summorum Pontificum, S.R.E. Cardinalium, Ecclesiarum Antistitum. Series ab Anno 1198 Usque ad Annum 1431. Regensberg, Switzerland: Monasterii Sumptibus et Typis Librariae Regensbergianae. p. 429.
Further reading
- Boehm, Barbara Drake; et al. (2005). Prague: The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 1588391612.
- 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 2005, ISBN 3-422-03109-X
- Zdeňka Hledíková: Arnošt z Pardubic, Vyšehrad 2008, ISBN 978-80-7021-911-9, 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, ISBN 80-86046-25-7
- 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, ISBN 80-85795-12-4
- V Chaloupecký: Arnošt z Pardubic, první arcibiskup pražský, Prague 1946
- J. K. Vyskočil, Arnošt z Pardubic a jeho doba, Prague 1947
External links
- Catholic Encyclopedia: The first archbishop was St. Ernst of Pardubitz, the advisor of Charles IV in his great undertakings
- Martin Luchterhandt (1993). "Pardubitz, Ernst von". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 6. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1529–1530. ISBN 3-88309-044-1.
- Ekkart Sauser (1999). "Ernst von Pardubitz". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 16. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 463–464. ISBN 3-88309-079-4.