Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio explained

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]

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/N010SECT1 Profile
  2. http://www.brrp.org/proceedings/brrp3/herold.pdf brrp.org (see p. 1 and notes p. 2 and p. 5.)