Felix Kadlinský

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Felix Kadlinský (* 1613 in Horšovský Týn , † 1675 in Uherské Hradiště ) was a Bohemian Jesuit , writer and translator into the Czech language.

biography

In 1635 Felix Kadlinsky became a member of the order of the Jesuits and teacher of the Humaniora at the Jesuit college in Jitschin in Eastern Bohemia , after 1639 he was rector of the college in Hungarian-Hradish in Moravia for eleven years . He wrote translations and paraphrases of sacred works, especially by Friedrich Spee , which glorified an idyllic, peaceful world, probably a reaction to the atrocities he experienced during the Thirty Years' War.

Publications

Translations into prose (selection)

  • Trutznachtigal (Zdoroslavíček v kratochvilném hájíčku postavený) - paraphrases of the song collection Trutznachtigall by the German Jesuit Friedrich Spee , his most important work. Its content is religious and nature-glorifying songs.
  • Mirror of the Suffering Mother of God the Virgin Mary (Zrcadlo bolestné Matky Boží Panny Marie) - In this work he commemorates the Mother of God Mary.
  • The life and fame of St. Wenceslas (Život a sláva svatého Václava).
  • The life of Saint Ludmila (Život svaté Ludmily) is attributed to him.
  • Spiritual Treasure Chest (Pokladnice duchovní) - meditation and reflections on enduring life.
  • Numerous church texts, including works by Friedrich von Spee.
  • Faith, Hope, Love, 1662, after Friedrich von Spee.

Published in German

Songs on CD Zdoro - Slavicek / The Nachtingale-in-despite

literature


personal data
SURNAME Kadlinský, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech writer and translator, Jesuit
DATE OF BIRTH 1613
PLACE OF BIRTH Horšovský Týn
DATE OF DEATH 1675
Place of death Uherské Hradište