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371 Jan Amos Komenský The Spiritual Founder of Modern Masonic Mouvement One of the least known historical facts in the field of the modern Masonic movement is that John Amos Comenius (Komenský), well known for his contributions to the rise of modern pedagogy (education), can be also credited for his original contributions to the formulation of its original ideology. To state our thesis briefly, the importance of C o m o n i u to the whole Masonic movement can be appreciated from the fact that his general ideas served James Anderson to compile in 1717 the statutes of Freemasonryl. Born on March 28, 1592, Komensky was aMoravian Slovak from Uhersky Brod. As a pastor of the Unitas Fratum, he was exiled from his native country after the Battle of the White Mountain (1620), which brought Bohemia under the rule of the Austrian Emperors. His exile lasted forty-two years. But his life touched the course of history at many points. He is known to us as the great internationalist, a great statesman, a great scientist, a great philosopher, or a great educationist, depending on what our major interests are2. Strangely enough, however, his contributions to the formation of
Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1963
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