Jacobus Xaverus Ticinus and the history of the pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin of Rosenthal in Upper-Lusatia: the confessional border and the literature of Marian cult in the central Europe

Abstract

A biography of a Jesuit originating from the Sorbians draws on the research of the primary sources; he acted in Bohemia and was straight influenced by the Czech culture of this era. A great attention is dedicated to the cult of Holy Virgin in the wider context.

Keywords

• Jacobus
• Xaverus
• Ticinus
• history
• pilgrimage
• Virgin
• Rosenthal
• Upper-Lusatia
• confessional
• border
• literature
• Marian
• central
• Europe