Conflict between Archbishop Arnošt of Pardubice and St. George's Abbey in Prague

Abstract

The paper examines a several-year discord of Arnošt of Pardubice, the first archbishop of Prague, with the Benedictine nuns of St. George's abbey in Prague Castle led by their Abbess Agnes.

The conflict, which culminated in an interdict imposed on the abbey, could only be reconciled after the intervention of Emperor Charles IV in 1355. The author gathers all available information on these events and evaluates their consequences for the convent.

Keywords

• Arnošt of Pardubice
• St. George’s Convent in Prague
• Convent of the Holy Spirit in Prague
• Benedictine nuns
• archbishop of Prague
• ecclesiastical censure
• Emperor Charles IV
• medieval Prague