A Miracle or an Ugly Fall from an Olive tree? A Medieval Controversy over the Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi

The diploma thesis deals with the medieval controversy over the stigmata of Francis of Assisi. The religious phenomenon of the stigmata is viewed from the point of view of the general development of the spirituality in the High Middle Ages. The work tries to respect the chronological development of the polemics and, accordingly, also focuses on the progress of the Franciscan reflection of the stigmata. One of the chapters is dedicated to the analysis of the origins of the Franciscan tradition of the founder's stigmata. Subsequently, the work describes the resistance against the cult of the stigmatized saint from the point of view of the Franciscan sources and papal bulls, defending the authenticity of the stigmata. The penultimate chapter is dedicated to the development of the Franciscan theology of the stigmata, which resulted in the exaltation of the founder and his order. On the grounds of this development, the stigmata became the subject of rivalry between the Franciscans and the Dominicans, as discussed in the last chapter.Diplomová práce pojednává o středověkém sporu o stigmata Františka z Assisi. Náboženský fenomén stigmat nahlíží z hlediska obecného vývoje vrcholně středověké spirituality. Práce se snaží respektovat chronologický vývoj polemiky a podle toho rovněž pojednává o postupu františkánské reflexe stigmat. Jedna z kapitol je věnována rozboru počátků františkánské tradice o stigmatech zakladatele. Následně práce pojednává o odporu vůči kultu stigmatizovaného světce z hlediska řádových pramenů a papežských bul hájících pravost stigmat. Předposlední kapitola je věnována vývoji františkánské teologie stigmat, která vyústila v exaltaci postavy zakladatele a jeho řádu. Na základě tohoto vývoje se stigmata stala předmětem rivality mezi františkány a dominikány, o čemž pojednává poslední kapitola.Ústav světových dějinInstitute of General HistoryFaculty of ArtsFilozofická fakult

A Miracle or an Ugly Fall from an Olive tree? A Medieval Controversy over the Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi

The diploma thesis deals with the medieval controversy over the stigmata of Francis of Assisi. The religious phenomenon of the stigmata is viewed from the point of view of the general development of the spirituality in the High Middle Ages. The work tries to respect the chronological development of the polemics and, accordingly, also focuses on the progress of the Franciscan reflection of the stigmata. One of the chapters is dedicated to the analysis of the origins of the Franciscan tradition of the founder's stigmata. Subsequently, the work describes the resistance against the cult of the stigmatized saint from the point of view of the Franciscan sources and papal bulls, defending the authenticity of the stigmata. The penultimate chapter is dedicated to the development of the Franciscan theology of the stigmata, which resulted in the exaltation of the founder and his order. On the grounds of this development, the stigmata became the subject of rivalry between the Franciscans and the Dominicans, as discussed in the last chapter

Elias of Cortona: the Vicar of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Minister General of the Friars Minor

The bachelor thesis presents a biographical profile of the second Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Elias of Cortona. In chronological order it recounts his life since joining the Franciscan Brotherhood to his death in 1253. The main emphasis is laid on the reflection of his tenure as a high official of the Order on the background of the overall development of the Franciscan movement in the first decades of the 13th century. A special chapter is a review of Elias' role in the construction of the basilica in Assisi and a description of his involvement in imperial service, which led to his excommunication. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to provide a comprehensive biographical profile and through comparison and criticism of various sources, gain such a depiction of Elias' life, that would be as close as possible to historical facts. For the elaboration of the topic both sources of external provenance and of franciscan provenance were used. Where possible, the selection of the sources is focused on the chronological proximity of the origin of the individual testimony to the described events

Elias of Cortona: the Vicar of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Minister General of the Friars Minor

Bakalářská práce předkládá biografický profil druhého generálního ministra Řádu menších bratří Eliáše z Cortony. V chronologickém pořadí líčí jeho životní osudy od vstupu do františkánského bratrstva až po úmrtí v roce 1253. Hlavní důraz je položen na reflexi jeho působení jakožto vysokého funkcionáře Řádu na pozadí celkového vývoje františkánského hnutí v prvních dekádách 13. století. Zvláštní kapitolu představuje posouzení Eliášovy role při výstavbě baziliky v Assisi a vylíčení jeho angažmá v císařských službách, kterým si vysloužil exkomunikaci. Cílem práce je podat ucelený biografický profil a prostřednictvím komparace a kritiky různých pramenných svědectví proniknout k takovému vylíčení Eliášových osudů, které by bylo pokud možno co nejblíže historické skutečnosti. K zpracování tématu byly využity prameny jak z vnějšího prostředí, tak i řádové provenience. Pokud to bylo možné, výběr pramenného materiálu se soustředil na chronologickou blízkost vzniku jednotlivých svědectví s popisovanými událostmi.The bachelor thesis presents a biographical profile of the second Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Elias of Cortona. In chronological order it recounts his life since joining the Franciscan Brotherhood to his death in 1253. The main emphasis is laid on the reflection of his tenure as a high official of the Order on the background of the overall development of the Franciscan movement in the first decades of the 13th century. A special chapter is a review of Elias' role in the construction of the basilica in Assisi and a description of his involvement in imperial service, which led to his excommunication. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to provide a comprehensive biographical profile and through comparison and criticism of various sources, gain such a depiction of Elias' life, that would be as close as possible to historical facts. For the elaboration of the topic both sources of external provenance and of franciscan provenance were used. Where possible, the selection of the sources is focused on the chronological proximity of the origin of the individual testimony to the described events.Ústav světových dějinInstitute of General HistoryFilozofická fakultaFaculty of Art

Experimental method for the investigation of the abrasive water jet cutting quality

V článku uvedeno L.M. Hlaváč a I.M. Hlaváčová.The use of the declination angle for a prediction and control of the abrasive water jet cutting quality is presented in the paper. The term declination angle is defined and the method for its measurement is proposed. The relationship between the declination angle and cutting wall quality is explained in the theory resulting from former conclusions of Hashish, Zeng and Kim, Hlaváč and others. Experiments proving the theoretical base were performed. The values of the limit traverse speeds predicted from the theoretical equations were compared with values experimentally determined on selected samples. The data calculated from the theoretical models predicting the appearance of the striations on the cutting walls by cutting head tilting are compared with experiments as well

Investigating hadronic resonances in pp interactions with HADES

n this paper we report on the investigation of baryonic resonance production in proton-proton collisions at the kinetic energies of 1.25 GeV and 3.5 GeV, based on data measured with HADES. Exclusive channels npπ+ and ppπ0 as well as ppe+e− were studied simultaneously in the framework of a one-boson exchange model. The resonance cross sections were determined from the one-pion channels for Δ(1232) and N(1440) (1.25 GeV) as well as further Δ and N* resonances up to 2 GeV/c2 for the 3.5 GeV data. The data at 1.25 GeV energy were also analysed within the framework of the partial wave analysis together with the set of several other measurements at lower energies. The obtained solutions provided the evolution of resonance production with the beam energy, showing a sizeable non-resonant contribution but with still dominating contribution of Δ(1232)P33. In the case of 3.5 GeV data, the study of the ppe+e− channel gave the insight on the Dalitz decays of the baryon resonances and, in particular, on the electromagnetic transition form-factors in the time-like region. We show that the assumption of a constant electromagnetic transition form-factors leads to underestimation of the yield in the dielectron invariant mass spectrum below the vector mesons pole. On the other hand, a comparison with various transport models shows the important role of intermediate ρ production, though with a large model dependency. The exclusive channels analysis done by the HADES collaboration provides new stringent restrictions on the parameterizations used in the models

Highlights of resonance measurements with HADES

his contribution aims to give a basic overview of the latest results regarding the production of resonances in different collision systems. The results were extracted from experimental data collected with HADES that is a multipurpose detector located at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum, Darmstadt. The main points discussed here are: the properties of the strange resonances Λ(1405) and Σ(1385), the role of Δ’s as a source of pions in the final state, the production dynamics reflected in form of differential cross sections, and the role of the ϕ meson as a source for K− particles

HADES results in elementary reactions

Recent results obtained with the HADES experimental set-up at GSI are presented with a focus on dielectron production and strangeness in pp and quasi-free np reactions. Perspectives related to the very recent experiment using the pion beam at GSI are also discussed

Correlated pion-proton pair emission off hot and dense QCD matter

In this letter we report the first multi-differential measurement of correlated pion-proton pairs from 2 billion Au+Au collisions at sNN=2.42 GeV collected with HADES. In this energy regime the population of Δ(1232) resonances plays an important role in the way energy is distributed between intrinsic excitation energy and kinetic energy of the hadrons in the fireball. The triple differential d3N/dMπ±pdpTdy distributions of correlated π±p pairs have been determined by subtracting the πp combinatorial background using an iterative method. The invariant-mass distributions in the Δ(1232) mass region show strong deviations from a Breit-Wigner function with vacuum width and mass. The yield of correlated pion-proton pairs exhibits a complex isospin, rapidity and transverse-momentum dependence. In the invariant mass range 1.1<Minv(GeV/c2)<1.4, the yield is found to be similar for π+p and π−p pairs, and to follow a power law 〈Apart〉α, where 〈Apart〉 is the mean number of participating nucleons. The exponent α depends strongly on the pair transverse momentum (pT) while its pT-integrated and charge-averaged value is α=1.5±0.08st±0.2sy