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Staromĕstké námĕstí 1
(Staromĕstská radnice)

Jan Želivský

1380 - 1422
Czech priest and a radical representative of the Hussite reformation
(Wikipedia)

Karel Lidický
1956

Description

Plaque with bust.

Inscription(s)

Mluvči radukálniho křidla husitského lidu
pražského Jan Želivský, revolučni kazatel
v kostele P. Marie Sněžné a bojovnik za so-
ciálni spravedlnost, byl dne 9. března 1422
sťat na dvoře Staroměstské radnice.
Padl, protože stál v cestě měšťácké reakci.

A representative of the radical wing of the Hussite people
in Prague, Jan Å½elivský, revolutionary preacher
in the Church of Our Lady of Snow and champion of the so-
cial Justice, was on 9 March 1422
beheaded in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall.
He fell because the middle-class standing in the way of response.

Sculptor

Karel Lidický (Hlinsko 1900 - 1976), Czech sculpor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Pamĕť Prahy (busty a pamĕtní desky) v Pražské památkové rezervaci UNESCO (Praha: Odbor kultury - Magistrát hl. m. Prahy, 2006) (PDF on-line via this link).

Locatie (N 50°5'13" - E 14°25'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr014; Photograph: 18 February 2011 / updated: 11 October 2015
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