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Relics of the martyr Jan Hus - the birth of the pilgrimage site at Constance

Publication |
2020

Abstract

Constance, where Hus died, became one of the leading centres of the Hus cult during the 18th century. It is the sites and items which attracted pilgrims from Bohemia that form the subject of this paper.

The autors cover not only the various exhibitions that have existed in Constance since the 19th century, but also the relevance of the city's historical toponymy associated with Hus'oresence there.