Peregrin Obdržálek
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Peregrin Obdržálek (IPA: peregrin obdr̩ʒaːlek) (* May 9, 1825, Slavkov u Brna (Czech Republic); † May 29, 1891, Břest near Kroměříž (Czech Republic)) was a Catholic priest, author of religious literature, satire, but also of humorous tales and verses.
Peregrin Obdržálek studied in Uherská Skalice, Strážnice, then also philosophy and theology in Brno. Had been ordained 1850, he worked as a curate in Dražovice, Topolany, Brankovice, Pustiměř and in Tichá near Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, after it he became a parson in Blansko; during his work in Břest he was appointed an honour consistory counsellor in addition.
During his service he founded everywhere libraries at schools, hunted for members for various religious unions, established economic associations, mutual savings banks and contributed hard in political and amusing-instructive magazines by verses and prose. Especially he excelled as a humorous satirist, his treatises Maloměstské dívek vychování (Small-town upbringing of girls), Nedělní zábava maloměšťáků (Sunday pastime of petty bourgeoises), Osudná stovka či námluvy na venkově (Fatal hundred or Courting in the country) and many others appeared in the calendar Moravan (Moravian). Not a few sermons and songs with melodies were published in the periodical Posvátná kazatelna (The sacred pulpit). He got out also Cvičení maličkých ve svatém náboženství křesťansko-katolickém (Exercise of young ones in the holy Christian-Catholic religion), a tender book for children, what resumes briefly in verses sacred history and fundamental doctrine of the Catechism. He used sometimes also the pseudonym Pelhřim Obdržálek (IPA: pelhřim obdr̩ʒaːlek) in his works.
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| NAME | Obdržálek, Peregrin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Obdržálek, Pelhřim |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic |
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