History of the building Na Hradě












            ******************************************************************************************

            *
            ******************************************************************************************
            The fortified settlement at the confluence of the Elbe and Orlice rivers was part of the c

            the Přemyslid princes since the 10th century. In 1225, King Přemysl Otakar I granted Hrade
            and at the beginning of the 14th century it became the dowry town of Czech queens. The roy
            destroyed in 1423 during the Hussite wars that affected the town.



            In the first half of the 16th century, part of the ruins were rebuilt and around 1556 the 

            for the Hradec Králové region was established. When this office was transferred to Prague,
            I, by a special letter dated 23 September 1706 in Vienna, granted "the Purrake House to Bi

            his use, and for him and his canons to arrange residences there".



            During the time of Bishop Tobias Jan Becker, the construction of the bishop's residence, t
            seminary with the Church of St. John of Nepomuk, the canon houses near the Church of the H
            bishop's castle and the parish church in Chrast was started. However, most of the building

            by his successors.

            In 1706, Bishop Becker managed to acquire the building of the Hradec purgatory, which was 

            the former royal castle. The purgatorial house had one floor, the ground floor contained a
            which the purgatorial court was held. The walls of the hall were decorated with paintings 
            of arms. This room was later used as a seminary oratory.


            Bishop Becker bought three houses for his residence. However, he found it more necessary t
            a seminary than to build a residence. Therefore, with the financial support of the Papal S

            construction of the Church of St. John of Nepomuk and the restoration of the building of t
            court for the seminary began in 1709. The work on the restoration of the seminary lasted f
            May 1714, six alumni entered the seminary under the leadership of the rector Jiří Prusa. T

            of the theological seminary was intended to help with the education of the priestly youth.

            However, the premises of the seminary were insufficient and therefore in 1765 the burnt do

            neighbouring burgher house No. 91 was purchased and adapted for the needs of the seminary.

            In 1776, in place of the wooden fence enclosing the courtyard in front of the church, an o

            wall with a gate was built, above which a statue of St. John of Nepomuk was placed at the 
            diocesan clergy.


            In the school year 1802-1803, a total of 94 theologians studied at the theological school,
            remained similar in subsequent years. The lowest number of students was recorded in 1836, 
            divines, and the highest number in 1807, with a total of 145 students. In 1816 the seminar

            library with lending rights limited to clergy.



            With the expansion of the number of students, the existing seminary buildings were no long
            Bishop Trautmansdorf therefore purchased the neighbouring building no. 92 for the seminary


            However, the development of the seminary was affected by a fire on 24 August 1814, which d
            part of the town. The fire destroyed the roof of the seminary and the church, all the ceil
            on the ground floor of the alumnae buildings were destroyed, and most of the furniture and

            succumbed to the fire. Due to the dilapidated state of the seminary, the seminarians had t
            in private houses in the following years and the reconstruction work lasted until 1820.


            Law No. 50/1874 regulated the ratio of Catholic faculties and the education of clerical ca
            diocese had its own seminary. Theological faculties were established for theological studi
            University in Prague and in Olomouc outside the university union. The faculties had the ch

            and public schools, the diocesan schools became episcopal home institutes. The state admin
            not exercise direct supervision over them, but took note of the appointment of professors.
            regulation remained in force after 1918.


            The history of the Episcopal Seminary was closed by the government decree of 14 July 1950 
            faculties. On the basis of this decree, the Episcopal Seminary in Hradec Králové was close

            1950.

            Already in 1950, the library of the Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové of Charles Unive

            the premises of the former seminary, which after many temporary moves was given a permanen