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| Keywords: Burnatius 1627.JPG Reproduction of an old picture depicting the murder of Matěj Burnatius in 1627 He was a Catholic priest that tried to forcibly convert protestants in North-East Bohemia mainly around Turnov His actions provoked a violent reaction and as he waited for military reinforcements he was stabbed to death by a crowd of peasants in Libuň http //kramerius nkp cz/kramerius/handle/ABA001/24565000 Hrady zámky a tvrze království Českého - Díl 10 Boleslavsko p 52 Published 1895 but apparently copied from an old source Not mentioned In general the pictures in the book were painted by Karel Liebscher 1851-1906 Jan Prousek 1857-1914 and Vojtěch Král z Dobré Vody 1844-1913 without specifying which one was made by whom PD-old Priests from the Czech Republic | ||||
