Calendarium 2021

CALENDARIUM (important anniversaries) 2021

8. 4. 1861	Protestant Patent proclaimed
7. 6. 1421	Assembly at Čáslav finished. During the session the Four Articles of Prague were proclaimed as obligatory law
21. 6. 1621	27 Representatives of the Czech Estates Revolt’s execution at the Old Town Square in Prague
14. 8. 1431	Battle of Domažlice, ignominious defeat of the last crusade against the Hussites – crusaders were dispersed due singing
13. 10. 1781	the Patent of Toleration issued; it permitted Protestant congregations AV and HV’s constitution
? 321	Sunday was proclaimed as state holiday by the Roman emperor
January
3. 1. 1521	pope Leo X excommunicated Dr Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church
4. 1. 1846	* Jan Karafiát, the author of Fireflies
12. 1. 1856	† Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician and linguist
18. 1. 1921	first Slovak synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia
17. 1. 356	† St Anthony the Great, founder of hermitism
February
6. 2. 1421	† Petr Hromádka, Hussite priest and hetman
7. 2. 1451	† Peter of Mladoňovice, Huss’ guide to Constance and witness of his death
8. 2. 1911	* Jaroslav Valenta, YMCA’s secretary, participant of the struggle against fascism
9. 2. 1796	* Samuel Jurkovič, Slovak patriot and pedagogian
15. 2. 1976	† Přemysl Pitter, Czech pacifist and theologian
18. 2. 1546	† Dr Martin Luther, Church reformer
21. 2. 1521	* Matěj Červenka, Unity of Brethren bishop
22. 2. 1471	† Jan Rokycana, archbishop not confirmed by Rome
March
2. 3. 1791	† John Wesley, founder of the Methodism
8. 3. 1561	† Martin Abdon, Brethren theologian and poet
22. 3. 1471	† George of Poděbrady, elected Czech king
April
1421	the Adamits were annihilated by Žižka near Klokoty
3. 4. 1771	* Hans Nielsen Hauge, Norwegian preacher
5. 4. 1861	the first volume of Voices from Zion magazine was issued
8. 4. 1861	Protestant Patentu proclaimed
11. 4. 1721	* David Zeisberger, Brethren missionary to Indians
14. 4. 1906	* Štefan Kátlovský, Slovak Protestant priest and bishop
30. 4. 311	Christians persecution by Diocletian terminated
May
2. 5. 1411	Zbyněk Zajíc of Hasenburg proclaimed an interdict upon Prague
3. 5. 1561	† Nikolaus Herman, Protestant spiritual poet
23. 5. 1876	† Janko Kráľ, Slovak poet and national revivalist
24. 5. 1391	Bethlehem Chapel founded in Prague
24. 5. 2016	† Prof Dagmar Čapková, commeniologist
26. 5. 1971	† Julius Adamiš, Slovak Protestant priest and ecclesiastic historian
30. 5. 1416	† Master Jerome of Prague, Huss’ friend, burnt to death in Constance
30. 5. 1841	* Pavol Križko, Slovak historian, archivist and pedagogue
31. 5. 1721	John of Nepomuk beatified
June
1. 6. 1871	* Prof František Žilka, Protestant theologian
7. 6. 1421	Assembly at Čáslav finished. During the session the Four Articles of Prague were proclaimed as obligatory law
7. 6. 1561	Hymn-book of Szamotuły completed
15. 6. 1361	† Johannes Tauler, German mystic and preacher
16. 6. 1871	† Ján Kalinčiak, Slovak writer and poet
21. 6. 1621	27 Representatives of the Czech Estates Revolt’s execution at the Old Town Square in Prague, including Jan Jessenius, physician and diplomat, originally from Slovakia
28. 6. 1931	* Prof Zdeněk Sázava, theologian CHC
30. 6. 1976	† Rudolf Bultman, German protestant theologian and biblist
July
6. 7. 1415	Master John Huss burnt to death in Constance
9. 7. 1991	† Zlatica Oravcová, Protestant parson and poet
10. 7. 1781	new: everybody is allowed to read Bible in Hapsburg Empire (!), it is forbidden to confiscate it
14. 7. 1891	* Oľga Albiniová Janošková, teacher, founder of Slovak Protestant Diaconia
16. 7. 1671	† Mikoláš Drabík, Brethren priest and influencer of John Amos Commenius, executed in Pressburg
25. 7. 1471	† Thomas à Kempis, the author of The Imitation of Christ
31. 7. 1546	emperor Ferdinand I’s mandate against Protestant estates
31. 7. 1556	† St Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order
August
4. 8. 2001	† Prof Rudolf Horský, bishop and theologian of CHC
6. 8. 1221	† St Dominik de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order that was entrusted to do the Inquisition
14. 8. 1431	Battle of Domažlice, ignominious defeat of the last crusade against the Hussites – crusaders were dispersed due singing
16. 8. 1861	* Alois Adlof, Czech Protestant theologian
23. 8. 1851	* Alois Jirásek, Czech writer, especially of historical novels
28. 8. 1551	* Václav Budovec of Budov, defender of the Unity of Brethren, Czech politic, beheaded on June 21st 1621
28. 8. 1921	* doc. JUDr. Jiří Kejř, historian of the Middle Age and the Law
September
5. 9. 1936	† Emil Dlouhý-Pokorný, one founder of the Czechoslovak (Hussite) Church
16. 9. 921	St Ludmila, grandmother of St Wenceslaus the Prince, Czech patron
22. 9. 1811	* Michal Miroslav Hodža, protestant poet, parson, linguist, Slovak national revivalist
22. 9. 1871	* Karel Dostál-Lutinov, priest, poet, writer
27. 9. 1271	* Wenceslaus II, Czech and Polish king
29. 9. 1926	† Július Botto, Slovak lawyer, Church historian
October
11. 10. 1424	† Jan Žižka of Trocnov, brilliant Hussite commander
11. 10. 1531	† Ulrich Zwingli, Swiss Church reformer
13. 10. 1781	the Patent of Toleration issued; it permitted Protestant congregations AV and HV’s constitution
28. 10. 1791	* Ján Chalupka, Slovak dramatist and writer
31. 10. 1517	World Day of the Reformation (this day Dr Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis on the church door at Wittenberg)
31. 10. 1821	* Karel Havlíček Borovský, Czech journalist and poet
November
5. 11. 1971	† Gustáv Plavec, Slovak Protestant parson and writer
6. 11. 1611	† Peter Vok of Rosenberg, defender of the Unity of Brethren
8. 11. 1620	White Mountain Battle
8. 11. 1921	† Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet
16. 11. 1806	* Karol Kuzmány, Slovak writer and superintendent
16. 11. 1911	† Ján Mocko, founder of Tranoscius Society
21. 11. 1976	† Prof Otto Rutrle, Czech theologian of CHC, religionist and deacon of the Huss Czechoslovak Faculty of Theology
24. 11. 1571	† John Blahoslav, translator, pedagogue and bishop of the Unity of Brethren
December
18. 12. 1751	† Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer, Baroque architect and builder
18. 12. 2011	† Václav Havel, Czechoslovak and Czech president, dramatist and writer
19. 12. 1741	Karl Albrecht, Elector of Bavaria, crowned as Czech counter-king
21. 12. 1781	Jan Hrdlička, first Protestant pastor A.C. came after the Patent of Toleration into Moravia, in order to make a worship at Vsetín
22. 12. 1421	the victory of the Hussites upon crusaders near Kutná Hora
24. 12. 1616	† György Thurzó, Protestant belief defender in Slovakia, Orava Governor and the Palatine of Hungary
25. 12. 1856	* Dr Juraj Janoška, first general bishop Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia, Parliament deputy and politic
26. 12. 1431	† Conrad of Vechta, archbishop of Prague, accepted Four Articles of Prague and that is why he was excommunicated of Church