Šimon Bárta Bishop of České Budějovice in 1920-1940

This book is dedicated to the life and work of the highest representative of the Diocese of České Budějovice from 1920–1940. It places the biography of Bishop Šimon Bárta (1864–1940) in the broader context of the religious and social situation in the Czech lands and also in the context of the transformations of the Catholic Church and the papacy at the end of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century.