Mariánské poutní místo Sepekov a prameny k zázračným událostem a jeho historii

Abstract

The subject of this paper is an analysis of manuscript and printed sources on the pilgrimage site of Sepekov (Písek district). These comprise texts written between the 1730s and the 1780s. Thematically, these are mostly books of miracles, which were intended to record miraculous events in writing and (in the case of printed sources) to spread awareness of the existence and importance of the pilgrimage site; however, they also contain information on the history of Marian devotion in Sepekov. Most of these works are anonymous; nevertheless, since the books of miracles were mostly written by parish priests, the identification of the likely authors is based on the analysis of the staffing of the church administration in Sepekov by the Strahov Premonstratensians. An interesting aspect is the intermingling of the works of the Premonstratensians and the local layman, teacher and sacristan František Strejček.