The first Czechoslovak president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, is inseparable from the values of the First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938). The three initials of his name, ‘TGM’, represented democracy and Czech statehood. His extraordinary personality inspired respect and Czechoslovak citizens were…

The official and personal expression of respect and support of the President of the Republic has been often expressed through gifts. Gifts range from the material to the symbolic, from honorary citizenship to conventional congratulations on personal anniversaries and important days. In the context…

The study deals with the manifestations of veneration that are connected with the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary of Trnava, which is loca­ted in the Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Trnava, and the activities associated with it. The image is a copy of a depiction of the Virgin Mary in the…

The following study focuses on the development of the cult of the Holy Blood of Wilsnack in Northern Germany. This cult emerged in the late 14th century and centred on the three bloody hosts that appeared untouched in the ruins of a burned-down church, each supposedly with a drop of blood in its…

Bratislava City Museum’s extensive collection includes a typologically diverse set of objects of religious character. It includes a valuable collection of objects relating to the cult of saints, such as reliquaries and monastic works, also referred to as ‘flowers of patience’ in scholarly…

The sophisticated system of Roman Limes fortifications that protected the Roman Empire is 3000 km long in Europe, and the entire frontier stretches over 5000 km. Parts of it have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1987. The last section, the Danubian Limes, the western part,…