The Calendarium 2015

The Calendarium (some important Anniversaries) VERITAS 2015

1415	600^th anniversary of John Huss’ death at the stake in Constance
January
1. 1. 1915	* Jan Opletal, medicine student († 1939)
6. 1. 1920	Czechoslovak Hussite Church established
13. 1. 1885	* Josef Křenek, 3^rd Synodal Senior of the ECCB
18. 1. 1850	* Jan Pelíšek, parson and senior in Semtěš, poet
23. 1. 1500	† brother Matthew of Kunvald, first bishop of the Unity of Brethren
February
2. 2. 1905	the Unity of Constance established
5. 2. 1565	† Jan Černý-Nigranus, Unity of Brethren bishop
5. 2. 1705	† Philipp Jakob Spener, founder of pietism (* 1635)
8. 2. 1945	† Jan Šimsa, YMCA Secretary
21. 2. 1420	town Tabor established
27. 2. 1850	* Ferdinand Císař, superintendent
28. 2. 1920	the constitution of the Czechoslovak Republic proclaimed
March
1. 3. 1420	the first crusade against Hussites declared
7. 3. 1850	* Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, first Czechoslovak president
13. 3. 1485	Confessional Peace of Kutná Hora, the first milestone of plurality in Europe
18. 3. 1555	* Arnold Krajíř of Krajek, Unity of Brethren patron
21. 3. 1415	pope John XXIII escaped from Constance
24. 3. 1415	John Huss jailed in Gottlieben
25. 3. 1420	Žižka’s victory near Sudoměř
27. 3. 1760	† Jiřík Vostrý – Zittauer, “heretic” emissary (* 1710)
April
4. 4. 1415	Jerome of Prague came into Constance
6. 4. 885	† St Method, Moravian-Panonian archbishop
9. 4. 1945	Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologian, executed
14. 4. 1865	Abraham Lincoln, president of the U.S.A., representative of the fight against slavery
24. 4. 1915	genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Empire
29. 4. 1495	† brother Jan (Vilímek) of Tábor, author of hymns
May
9. 5. 1760	† Nikolaus Luwig Count of Zinzendorf, who renewed the Unity of Brethren (* 1700)
18. 5. 1575	Czech Confession introduced to emperor Maxmilian II
27. 5. 1525	† Thomas Müntzer, leader in German Peasant’s War
June
1. 6. 165?	beheaded Justin Martyr, Christian apologist
5. 6. 1415	Council of Constance gave Huss a hearing for the first
4. 6. 1615	† Vavřinec Benedikt of Nedožery, translator of psalms (* 1555)
10. 6. 1415	Huss’ letter “To All Faithful Czechs”
12. 6. 1905	† Wácslaw Wladiwoj Tomek, historian
15. 6. 1215	Magna charta libertatum issued in England
15. 6. 1615	Czech Estates passed the Language Law
18. 6. 1815	battle near Waterloo
21. 6. 1621	the execution of the 27 representatives of the Czech Estate’s revolt at the Old Town Square in Prague
28. 6. 1465	pope Pius II summoned George of Poděbrady to the trial again
July
1. 7. 1415	Master John Huss in Constance rejected to recant alleged “fallacies”
6. 7. 1415	† Master John Huss in Constance (burnt to death)
14. 7. 1415	Jan alias Žák burnt to death in Olomouc
14. 7. 1420	Hussites defeated the 1^st crusade at Vítkov
15. 7. 1410	Polish armies defeated crusaders at Grunvald
28. 7. 1750	† Johann Sebastian Bach, composer (* 1685)
August
7. 8. 1615	† Melchior Vulpius, composer of hymns
7. 8. 1865	* Luděk Marold, painter
16. 8. 1645	† Kamil Krofta, historian and poet
16. 8. 2005	† Roger Schütz, founder of the community Taizé (* 1915)
18. 8. 1855	Austrian Empire concluded the concordat with pope
18. 8. 1975	† Štěpán Šoltész, parson and thinker
28. 8. 1940	community Taizé established
September
2. 9. 1415	Complain Letter of 452 Czech noblemen to the Council of Constance
4. 9. 1965	† Albert Schweitzer, theologian, musician, physician (* 1875)
10. 9. 1515	brother Luke of Prague jailed in Janovice upon Úhlava
13. 9. 1565	† Vilém Farel, preacher and reformer in Geneva
15. 9. 1920	Czechoslovak Hussite Church recognized by state
25. 9. 1555	Augsburg Peace in Germany according to the principle: the one who rules, determines the confession for his land as well
October
2. 10. 1975	† Rudolf Říčan, Church history professor at CEFT
18. 10. 1685	Edict of Nantes cancelled, Huguenots in France illegal again
21. 10. 1125	† Kosmas, first Czech chronicler
21. 10. 1435	Jan Rokycana elected as Archbishop of Prague
28. 10. 1815	* Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak poet and revivalist
31. 10. 1517	the World Day of the Reformation (Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis up to the church’s door at Wittenberg this day
November
5. 11. 1865	St Salvator Church in Salvátorská St. in Prague consecrated
14. 11. 1535	Brethren Confession introduced to the king Ferdinand I
15. 11. 1670	† John Amos Comenius, Unity of Brethren bishop, “the Teacher of Nations”
28. 11. 1465	Zelená Hora Coalition againts the king George of Poděbrady created
28. 11. 1685	Jan Sladký Kozina, leader of Chods, hanged in Pilsen
30. 11. 1750	* Tomáš Juren, Bible expert, teacher, folk preacher, painter
December
2. 12. 1965	2^nd Vatican Council finished
9. 12. 1905	proper and absolute separation between the state and Churches in France
13. 12. 1545	Council of Trident opened; it authorized the program of recatholization
23. 12. 1555	* Mikuláš Dačický of Heslov, poet, writer
27. 12. 1950	† Antonín Boháč, Synodal Curator of ECCB, statistician