Kněz, buditel, spisovatel a pedagog Matěj Procházka (1811 – 1889)

Matěj Procházka (1811 – 1889) was an important figure of ecclesiastical and national life in Moravia in the 19th century and a member of the circle around Professor František Sušil, the so-called Sušilova družina. Unfortunately, he has been forgotten by later generation, including ours. This study summarises and presents the results of our historical research into Procházka’s life and personality and the interest shown in him by his contemporaries and further generations. Procházka’s biography covers five chapters of this study. They follow chronologically and present his work as a pedagogue, a revivalist and a writer. The sixth chapter examines his personality, his overall characteristics, the epithets given to him by his contemporaries and a short comparison between him and his friend Sušil. The last part of this study shows the decline of the interest in Matěj Procházka by following generations up to the present. We also try to understand the above mentioned facts and show what Procházka’s legacy can be for us.