Second half of 17th century relative golden age for Irish Franciscans in Prague, says historian Jan Pařez

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:27 +0200Second half of 17th century relative golden age for Irish Franciscans in Prague, says historian Jan Pařezhttps://english.radio.cz/second-half-17th-century-relative-golden-age-irish-franciscans-prague-says-8256345© 2026 Radio Prague International The recently published The Irish Franciscans in Prague 1629–1786 offers a fascinating portrait of the college set up here by the order at a turbulent time in European history. As well as mapping the world of the friars, the book explores the killing of Albrecht of Valdštejn by Irish soldiers acting under orders from the emperor, which led to some becoming Bohemian noblemen – and supporters of the friary. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 Second half of 17th century relative golden age for Irish Franciscans in Prague, says historian Jan Pařez https://english.radio.cz/second-half-17th-century-relative-golden-age-irish-franciscans-prague-says-8256345 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9