Kutnohorská městská rada a církev ve městě v době jagellonské

As in other towns during the Jagiellonian era, the town council in Kutná Hora tried to control a wide range of institutions and properties located within the town’s walls. Since society in Bohemia was Utraquist, the town council’s influence extended beyond the secular sphere into the sphere of church institutions and spiritual life. As patrons, Kutná Hora councillors picked the clergymen and oversaw the fabrica ecclesiæ of for four town churches as well as the town’s hos pital. The council often intervened in matters that had traditionally been the responsibility of church institutions. The town’s ambitions were also evident in its acceptance of two Italian auxiliary bishops and the establishment of an institution known as the consistory. This paper describes the management structure of church institutions as well as the control and power mechanisms used in different areas. Its aim is to determine the extent to which secular power influenced church life in the town.