Old Boromeum in Hradec Králové

Although the father of the idea of ​​establishing this church boarding school for boys was the Bishop of Králové Hradec, Karel B. Hanl, he was inspired by the appeal of Pope Pius IX, who in his letter of January 26, 1850 wished to "establish a special house where young men full of hope would be religiously educated to they prepared for the state of the clergy in church discipline and in all kinds of godly art, just as the Council of Trent...