Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio

Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio (Czech: Vojtěch Raňkův z Ježova) (c. 1320, Malý Ježov – 15 August 1388, Prague) was a Czech theologian and philosopher. In 1355 he was appointed a rector of the University of Paris. He wrote the Tractatus de communione, a treatise on confession and the offering of the eucharist by laymen. He is also known for introducing the ideas of John Wycliff to Bohemia.[1]

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In 1378, at the funeral of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Albertus Ranconis declared the emperor pater patriae of the Kingdom of Bohemia.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Profile Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, rep.routledge.com; accessed 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ brrp.org (see p. 1 and notes p. 2 and p. 5.)

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