Hello, Swmmng, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially your edits to Božena Benešová. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Again, welcome! Happy Squirrel (talk) 01:20, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Happy Squirrel.—Swmmng (talk) 09:22, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Not quite a church

The Church of Sts. Simon and Jude was deconsecrated during Communism, and, though after the Velvet Revolution the building was restored, the church was never reconsecrated. Is it correct to refer to a non-reconsecrated deconsecrated church as a church? Of course a building can be called anything—a concert hall can be called a church in light of its interesting history—but at the very least this article should probably be removed from the Category:Churches in Prague 1 category.

In the Protestant world there are instances of deconsecrated churches that have later been reconsecrated, such as Grafarkirkja Turf-Church in North-Iceland, the oldest Turf Church in Iceland, dating back to the 17th century. This particular church was deconsecrated in 1775 by a royal order from the King and thenceforth used as a storeroom by farmers—strikingly similar to the fate of Church of Sts. Simon and Jude under Communist rule. Almost 2 centuries later, however, Grafarkirkja Turf-Church in North-Iceland was successfully reconsecrated by the Bishop of Iceland (Sigurgeir Sigurðsson) in 1953.

In the Catholic world, reconsecration of a church appears to not be an option. In his book The Object, Importance and Antiquity of the Rite of Consecration of Churches, as Shown by the Holy Scriptures, the Testimony of the Fathers (London: F. C. and J. Rivington, 1844), Edward Charles Harington writes:

To elucidate the question of the "reconsecration of Churches," the following summary is extracted from Gibson's Codex, in his "Rules of Common and Canon Law, concerning the Consecration of Churches;" to which we have added other authorities.

"A Church once consecrated may not be consecrated again: "Ecclesiis semel consecratis Deo non iterum debet consecratio adhiberi." To which general rule one exception was, "nisi sint sanguinis effusione pollute," and in that case the Canon supposes a reconsecration; though the common method in England was, a reconciliation only, as appears by innumerable instances in our Ecclesiastical records. But in point of ruins, or decay, the only exception to the general rule laid down in the Canon is, "nisi sint ab igne exuste," (id est, "pro majori parte; alias secus," as the Gloss adds.) And a Decretal Epistle of Innocent the Third, where the covering was consumed, is, "inquisitioni tuae taliter respondemus, quod, cum parietes in sua integritate permanserint, et Tabula Altaris mota vel enormiter lesa non fuerit, ob causam predictam, nec Ecclesia, nec Altare, debet denuo consecrari." Thus, a Chapel in the suburbs of Hereford, which belonged to the priory of St. John of Jerusalem, had been from the time of the dissolution of Monasteries "ad seculares usus applicata, et prophanata, scilicet cubile factum pro bestiis, ac pabuli pro eisdem et feni repositorium;" yet, because the walls and roof were never demolished, a reconciliation was judged sufficient; "Quoniam parietes et tecta ejusdem Capelle nunquam devoluta erant, reconsecrationem ejusdem omnino necessariam non esse censentes, eandem Cappellam ab omni impedimento Canonico de et ex profanatione predicta contracto et incurso, quantum in nobis est et de jure possumus, eximimus, et relaxamus, et eandem reconciliamus." In like manner, when another Chapel had been long disused, and was repaired, and made fit for Divine service, the tenor of the reconciliation was, "Eandem Capellam ab omni impedimento Canonico, et ex profanatione quacunque, (si que esset,) contracto et incurso, quantum in nobis est et de jure possumus, auctoritate nostra eximimus, et relaxamus, eandemque reconciliamus."

But, on the contrary, when the Church of Southmalling had not only been polluted "per bestias, et animalia diversorum generum, aliisque modis prophanata et polluta, et sic diu per incolas et inhabitantes ejusdem paroche pollui et prophanari permissa," but was also new-built, and then used for Divine offices without new Consecration, Archbishop Abbott, (A.D. 1611,) interdicted the Minister, Churchwardens, and Parishioners "ab ingressu Ecclesie, donec Ecclesia prefata, et Cemeterium ejusdem, per nos aut alium auctoritate nostra munitum, canonice et legitime consecrata fuerint; prout jura et sanctiones Ecclesie in ea parte edite postulant." "It is" (adds Gibson) "Much to be desired, that those who may be concerned in these matters should at least have a general aim of the proper and regular method of proceeding, from the practice of former times, in cases of the like nature."

In light of Harington's excerpt, and despite the 1950s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland case, it is my view that Church of Sts. Simon and Jude in Prague is not destined to be reconsecrated and therefore should not be considered a church.

—Swmmng (talk) 13:29, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Please read this style guideline. Cheers. Omnipaedista (talk) 18:35, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Omnipaedista. Indeed, flags are a bit corny, aren't they? Many thanks for the insightfulness. Cheerio.—Swmmng (talk) 04:33, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, and thank you. I believe said issues have been worked out.—Swmmng (talk) 08:16, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm Ironholds. Swmmng, thanks for creating Jan Erazim Vocel!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Heya! This is a fantastic article - would you be able to add a few footnotes to the "literature" section?

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Thank you very much, Ironholds.—Swmmng (talk) 11:16, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On 9 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia, a collaborative cantata by Mozart and Salieri, was lost but found in a music museum in Prague in 2015? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Thanks for your interest and the update. Hooray!—Swmmng (talk) 11:29, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Czech culture

Thank you for quality articles such as Božena Benešová, Church of Sts. Simon and Jude and Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia, for graciously accepting advice, for charming edit summaries, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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I am indebted to your superb guidance. You are, of course, the best!—Swmmng (talk) 11:33, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

blushing ... a year ago you were recipient no. 1343 of Precious, a prize of QAI!! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:56, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

probable birth year of Chaucer, hooray!—Swmmng (talk) 09:24, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Three years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:03, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I am only beginning, just you wait and see!—Swmmng (talk) 08:54, 9 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Swmmng, your DYK nomination of your Sonja Vectomov article at the above page has needed your attention for some time now. Please stop by as soon as possible to address the issues that have been raised thus far. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:48, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I just took a look at the history of this page, and I see that you deleted my last posting on this matter without taking action. I will allow the typical seven days for you to respond there; if you don't, I'm afraid that the nomination will have to be closed due to inaction. I hope we see you there within the week. Thanks for your attention. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:51, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much, BlueMoonset, for your patience. Indeed, your earlier posting was inadvertently deleted—mea culpa. Directly under the headline of the supportive article is a statement, "He Vectomovin keksimä latinalainen uudissana, Joka tarkoittaa kirkasta mieltä." (The New Latin neologism coined by Vectomov means clear mind.) If you will, please see my attempt to continue the nomination dialogue.—Swmmng (talk) 09:01, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The reviewer has responded, and good progress has been made. You'll want to stop by soon. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:21, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the progress!—Swmmng (talk) 05:18, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you, North America. I've reviewed the comments and resolved the issues. ALT5 seems to be in good shape.—Swmmng (talk) 05:18, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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In examining Plesnivý’s influences, and attempting to assemble an exhaustive list of works, I am finding mercurial snippets of detail in newspaper accounts and in Czech municipal archives, but not much else. Could some kind soul please direct me to biographical material shedding light on Plesnivý's education, his social circle, and architectural influences? This would be so greatly appreciated.—Swmmng (talk) 07:15, 10 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I am sourcing ideas for an article about Tomáš Cihlář, a Czech chemist specializing in virology who may be instrumental in identifying an effective inoculation and/or treatment against Covid-19. It is not easy to find information about Dr. Cihlář at this point, and I would appreciate input from a knowledgeable editor. Unused general sources at this point include: knihovny.cz; Swinney, D. C., & Pollastri, M. P. eds.; Cihlar, T., McColl, D., & Bischofberger, N.; Regenmortel, M. H. V. van, & Mahy, B. W. J., eds.^[1][2][3][4]

Following is a rough draft of the little idea:

Tomáš Cihlář (born March 14, 1967, in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is a chemist specializing in virology. He concomitantly holds the positions of Senior Director, Biology, and Vice-President of the American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.

Cihlář joined Gilead as Postdoctoral Fellow and later as Research Scientist, supporting the discovery and development of antiviral nucleotide analogs including tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Viread), one of the leading HIV drugs. At Gilead, he is currently responsible for biology research on HIV and respiratory viruses.^[5]

Remdesivir was effective in treating a 35-year-old coronavirus patient in the U.S. state of Washington. The man who returned from Wuhan in China was the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the U.S.^[6]

Tomas Cihlar has filed patents to protect dozens of his novel inventions.^[7]

Education:
In 1994 Tomáš Cihlář was awarded a PhD in Biochemistry under the tutelage of Antonín Holý at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in Prague, Czech Republic.^[5]

References:

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Precious

Seven years!

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