Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

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Event title:

Celebration of Mass

Venue: St Francis's Church [Kostel svatého Františka]

Event type: Church music events

Date: 06/05/1857 9am

Season: Summer

Keywords: Public performance events, State-associated events and occasions, Monarchy and Aristocracy, Ecclesiastical / Religious events

Programme unspecified:

General participants:
  • St Francis's Church [Kostel svatého Františka]: participating institution, vv

Commentary:

Tagesbote aus Böhmen 7/5/1857 reported that yesterday at 9am the Emperor Ferdinand attended a Mass in the parish church of St Francis and honoured the Grandmaster of the Order of the Knights of the Cross, Dr J. Beer with his visit [to the occasion. The St Francis Church was the Prague base of that Knightly Order]. No details were related of the musical content of the occasion. 


Summary of sources:

Tagesbote aus Böhmen (07/05/1857)