Bedřich Bridel

Bedřich Bridel SJ (also: Friedrich Briedel ( Brydel ); Latinized: Friedrich Bridelius; * 1619 in Vysoke Myto, † October 15, 1680 in Kutna Hora ) was a Czech Jesuit and writer of the Baroque literature.

Bridel occurred after completion of the high school in 1637 the Jesuits at, studied from 1645 to 1650 together with Bohuslav Balbin theology and philosophy and was ordained a priest in 1650. After that he worked as a professor of rhetoric and poetry at a Jesuit grammar school was 1656-1660 Präses and printer at the Prague Clementinum and then looked at the colleges in Boleslawiec, Caslau and Kutna Hora in Bohemia. He had a high reputation for his commitment to the poor, sick and needy old people and taking care of plague victims and victims of the atrocities of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648 ). These activities, he linked with the Catholic mission. In 1680 Friedrich Bridel himself died of the plague.

He is the author of spiritual reflections, hymns, meditative prayers, legends and translations. As a poet he is close to Angelus Silesius.

Works

• Co Bůh? Človek? (What God-man? ) - A long meditation poem, which is considered one of the most important works of Czech baroque poetry today. The Romantics Karel Hynek Macha, it served as inspiration
• Život svatého Ivana. 1656 ( The life of Saint Ivan )
• Stůl Páně ( The Lord's Table )
• František Xaver Svatý ( St. Francis Xavier )
• Sláva Svatoprokopská. In 1662. ( The glory of the Prokop Holy )
• Katolický Catechism ( Catholic Catechism )