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Jeroným Pražský

Jeroným of Prague

Hieronymus Pragensis; Praha 1379 - Konstanz 1416
Czech scholastic philosopher and theologian; one of the chief followers of Jan Hus and was burned for heresy at the Council of Constance.
(Wikipedia)

František Bílek
Franta Anýž
1916

Description

Commemorative plaque with a relief depicting a half-length figure of Jerome of Prague, standing amidst flames with the Bible in his hands. It was erected to mark the 500th anniversary of the martyrdom of Jeroným at the end of May 1916.

Inscription(s)

mistr jeroným pražský
prošel plameny 30.v.14[16].
věrnému spoludělníku husovu
zastánci pravdy – svědku kristovu. l.p.1916
zasvěcuje jednota kostnická
ústředí [*] evangelíků
a spolek ev. akademiků jeroným

Master Jerome of Prague
passed through the flames on 30 May 14[16].
To Hus’s faithful colleague
a champion of truth – a witness to Christ. A.D. 1916
Dedicated by the Constance Union
the Evangelical Headquarters
and the Association of Evangelical Academics Jeroným

* Here the word českoslov. (Czechoslovakian) was erased.

Signature

F-B-

Artist

František Bílek (Chýnov 1872 - Chýnov 1941), Czech graphic artist, sculptor, architect, and designer of applied art (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Daniel Abazid, Pamětihodnosti spojené s osobností Jeronýma Pražského na území Prahy [Places of interest associated with the figure of Jerome of Prague within the city of Prague]. Husitský Tábor 27 (2022), p. 51-82 (there p. 68-71), (PDF online).
Pamětní desky v Praze, Katalog pražských pamětních desek.
Encyklopedie Prahy 2, Josef Suk ml., Karlovo náměstí čp. 317/5.

Location (N 50°4'41" - E 14°25'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr162; Photograph: 10 July 2026
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