Catholic Reformation in Kozmografie česká by Zikmund of Púchov

Catholic reform in the Kosmografia česká of Zikmund of Púchov The Kosmografia česká appeared in Prague in 1554 as Czech version of Cosmographia universalis by Sebestian Münster. It was on king Ferdinand I.'s recomendation in the connection with the talks on solution of religious situation in Czech Lands and in particular on problems of proper education tendencies effective to impede further propagation of heresy. The publishing costs bore the administrator of Prague archbishopric Jan of Púchov, while his nephew Zikmund of Púchov translated and laid out the book. This work describes publishing Cosmography in hictorical and literary context, tries to cover circumstances of its origin and their impact on the book conception too. It pays special attention to commentaries of Zikmund of Púchov in which he favoured a reform of the Christian society, dirupted by demoralization, religious disunion and threatened by Turkish expansion. Making much account of the Habsburg House's special role an the world rectification, he stressed their importance and function at the Church reformation as well as protection of Christendom against Turkish menace. He defened Ferdinand I.'s policy of strengthening the catholicism connected with centralizing and absolutist tendencies of his rule. Keywords: early modern, Czech..