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Founding narratives and chronicles of Žďár (Fons beatae Mariae virginis) and Zbraslav (Aula Regiae): An Attempt to form Cistercian identity in Czech lands?

KALHOUS, David and Anna PUMPROVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Founding narratives and chronicles of Žďár (Fons beatae Mariae virginis) and Zbraslav (Aula Regiae): An Attempt to form Cistercian identity in Czech lands?

Authors

KALHOUS, David (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Anna PUMPROVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Cîteaux: Commentarii Cistercienses: Revue d'histoire cistercienne, Nuits-Saint-Georges : Abbaye de Cîteaux, n.d. 2019, 0009-7497

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60101 History

Country of publisher

France

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/19:00117212

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords (in Czech)

Cisterciáci; vrcholný středověk; české země; středověká historiografie; identity

Keywords in English

Cistercians; high middle ages; czech lands; medieval historiography; identities

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 6/6/2023 15:32, Mgr. et Mgr. Stanislav Hasil

Abstract

V originále

The aim of this article is to analyze the foundation narratives of two Cistercian chronicles written in Czech lands, the shorter versed Chronicon domus Sarensis (ca. 1300) and the longer prose Chronica Aulae regiae (ca. 1314-1339). Scrutiny of these founding narratives shows that although the geographical scope was different (local society vs. kingdom of Bohemia), they shared basic elements of textual strategy: an intense interest in the founder of the monastery. Instead of looking for a Cistercian context, they—like their Benedictine predecessors—attempted to reinforce the monastery’s position within local networks through links with the lay founder and his family. It also appears that to position the monastery in the Cistercian network and to reinforce Cistercian identity, monasteries in Czech lands primarily used liturgical texts and necrologies.