Protasius of Boskowitz and Černahora

Tas Černohorský von Boskowitz, Bishop of Olomouc (1457–1482)

Coat of arms Protasius von Boskowitz and Černohora, Bishop of Olomouc (1457–1482)

Protasius von Boskowitz and Černahora , also Tas Černohorský von Boskowitz ; Czech Tas z Boskovic (†  August 25, 1482 in Wischau ) was a Moravian nobleman and bishop of Olomouc .

Origin and career

Protasius came from the Moravian noble family von Boskowitz , who professed Hussitism during the Bohemian Reformation . His father Benedikt ( Beneš ) von Boskowitz, Moravian sub-chamberlain, rejoined the Catholic Church in 1451 under the influence of the preacher Johannes Capistranus with his entire family.

Protasius studied from 1446 in Vienna and then in Ferrara and Padua. He then presumably taught at the University of Pavia , where he met important Italian humanists . He was a canon of the Olomouc cathedral chapter , was appointed provost of St. Peter in Brno in 1455 and also received the parish of Falkenstein.

Bishop of Olomouc

After the death of the Olomouc Bishop Bohuslaus von Zwole , Protasius was elected as his successor and was confirmed papally on November 21, 1457. The episcopal ordination took place on July 27, 1459 by the Breslau bishop Jost von Rosenberg .

Protasius took over his district in a difficult financial and political situation. Many episcopal properties were destroyed or mortgaged by the Hussite Wars. Nevertheless, he succeeded in re-acquiring individual goods, of which he had a register drawn up in 1465. For the episcopal city of Wischau , he initiated major construction investments.

He maintained a trusting relationship with the Bohemian King Georg von Poděbrad and took on various diplomatic tasks for him. In 1460 he traveled to the Emperor Friedrich III. In order to mediate in a conflict, in 1462 he took part in the meeting of the royal supporters of Poděbrad in Budweis and soon afterwards negotiated with the Polish king.

Protasius von Boskowitz and Černahora and King Matthias Corvinus, in Olomouc, 1675. Fresco, Charles Wilda .

Only after he had been threatened with ban by the Pope did Protasius and his troops join the Catholic opposition in 1467. He supported the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus and prepared his secret election as the anti-king of Bohemia. After Poděbrad's death, he participated on May 27, 1471 in the proclamation and confirmation of Matthias Corvinus as King of Bohemia, while the Bohemian estates elected the Polish king Wladislaw . In 1478 Protasius took part in the peace talks between Wladislaw and Matthias Corvinus in Brno, which finally led to the peace of Olomouc in 1479 .

Protasius was of high learning and promoted humanistic education in his district. To improve the school system, he set up branches for Italian Minorites who were used as teachers. After his death he was buried in the Olomouc Cathedral.

literature

• Winfried Eberhard, in: Erwin Gatz , The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1448–1648 , ISBN 3-428-08422-5 , pp. 70–71
• Hermann Markgraf:  Protas of Czernahora . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, pp. 668-670.

predecessor	Office	successor
Bohuslaus of Zwole	Bishop of Olomouc 1457–1482	Johann Filipec