THE REGISTERS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BRETHREN CONGREGATIONS

It was a duty of every congregation administrator to make registers of "the number of brothers and sisters", according to the orders of the Unity of the Brethren. During visitations, which were made by the elders, the congregation administrators submitted those records in order to give evidence "whether there is any increase or decrease in God’s flock." Over thirty such registers have survived. They come from places such as Pojizeri in Central Bohemia and the Elbe district, but most of them are from Eastern Bohemia. The oldest register written in 1600 comes from Turnov, while “recent” registers written in 1620 come from Mnichovo Hradiste, Rychnov nad Kneznou and Stezery near Hradec Kralove.

The register of the members of the Unity of the Brethren in Prague's Old Town from 1607.

The register of...

“The list of Turnov brothers”, probably from 1612.

“The list of Tu...

"The register of brothers and sisters from the Rychnov congregation restored to Christmas of forthcoming 1608."

"The register o...

The list of the members of the Unity of the Brethren in Old Town in Mlada Boleslav from 1611.

The list of the...

The list of members of the Unity of the Brethren’s congregation in Mnichovo Hradiste from 1618, mentioning the family of Vaclav Budovec of Budov.

The list of mem...

The register of the Stezery congregation, including the members of the Hradec Kralove church community from 1620.

The register of...

A few examples of more than thirty registers of the members of the Unity of the Brethren.

A few examples ...