Mgr. Lic. Vít Hlinka, Th.D.

Born 1979.

• 2013: defended a doctoral thesis “Erunt duo luminaria. ‘Restitutio’ and Its Apocalyptic Emissaries in the Franciscan and Hussite Perspectives” at the CMTF, supervisor Prof. Miloslav Pojsl (Th.D.)
• 2009–2012: licentiate course in Church history at Pontificia Università Gregoriana in Rome, licentiate thesis: “In illa temporis extremitate… Scritture tra memoria e profezia in Gioacchino da Fiore. Mutuazioni, prospettive, sperimentazioni”, supervisor Prof. Stefano Defraia (Lic.)
• Study at several institutes specialized in medieval history during the study stay in Italy:
  • From Feb. 2, 2009 to Apr. 30, 2009 internship at Università degli Studi Roma Tre – Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia in Rome; study internship granted according to a selection procedure organized by the Italian government – study of Medieval history
  • 2009–2011: study and examinations from selected courses at Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e Francescani: Joachim of Fiore (Prof. Fabio Troncarelli), Spiritual Franciscans (Prof. Pietro Messa), History of the Franciscan Order, Medieval Heresy (Prof. Grado G. Merlo), Medieval Preaching (Prof. Fortunato Iozzelli)
• 2008–2009: bachelor’s degree course in Church history and art at Pontificia Università Gregoriana in Rome, bachelor’s thesis “Cardinale Carlo Carafa 1519–1561”, supervisor Prof. Silvano Giordano (Bc.)
• 2004–2007:  doctor’s degree course at the Department of Church History and History of Christian Art of the CMTF (ThLic.)
• 2000–2004: simultaneous bachelor’s degree course at the Faculty of Philosophy, Palacký University in Olomouc, branch “Philosophy”
• 1998–2004: master’s degree course at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology of the Palacký University in Olomouc (CMTF), branch “Theology” (Mgr.)
• 1994–1998: High School of Electrotechnics in Frýdek-Místek, specialization in car electrotechnics

• since 2015: lecturer at the CMTF, full-time
• 2012–2015: archivist of the Olomouc archbishopric, part-time job (0.5)
• 2007–2015: lecturer at the CMTF, part-time job (0.5)

• Ancient and medieval history of Christian art
• Apocalyptical movements of the medieval period
• History of councils and papacy
• Great papal schism 1378–1417

As for the sources for his specialized work, he studies them not only in the archives in the Czech Republic, but also in Rome, especially in the Vatican Secret Archives and the Vatican Apostolic Library. He is a member of the Associazione Italiana dei Professori di Storia della Chiesa. Since 2016, he is a warrantor of a lecture cycle “European Culture and Christianity” at the “University of the Third Age” at the Palacký University in Olomouc.

• Olomoucký biskup Robert [Bishop Robert of Olomouc], in: Miloslav Pojsl (ed.), Cisterciáci na Moravě, Sborník k 800. výročí příchodu cisterciáků na Moravu a počátek Velehradu, ed. UP Olomouc, 2006, s. 79-92.
• Olomoucký biskup Robert 1201–1240 [Bishop Robert of Olomouc 1201–1240], in: Černuška Pavel – Pospíšil Ctirad Václav (ed.), Vydávat počet ze své naděje. Sborník k 60. narozeninám Mons. Jana Graubnera, Velkého kancléře CMTF UP v Olomouci, Olomouc, UP 2008,  s. 161-170.
• „Ústa svá jsi proti nebi otevřel“, aneb na okraj jednoho papežského pokárání olomouckého biskupa Roberta [„You have opened your Mouth against Heaven“ – or Notes to a Papal Reprehension to Bishop Robert of Olomouc], Studia theologica 16, č. 4 (2014), s. 59–79.
• Husův odkaz na Jáchyma z Fiore a jáchymismus [Reference of John Huss to Joachim of Fiore], Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica 5, č. 1 (2015), s. 41–66.
• Apokalyptické šelmy ve spise Arbor vitae Ubertina z Casale (1259-1329) [Apocalyptic Enemies in Arbor vitae crucifixae Iesu by Ubertino of Casale (1259-1329)], Studia Theologica 17, č. 2 (2015), s. 175–193.
• Služebníci slova v čase znamení konce [Servants of the Word at the Time of Signs of the End], Studia Theologica 17, č. 4 (2015), s. 37–58.
• Hus as an Apocalytical Enemy in the Treatise of Master Rupert, in: The Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice 10, Filosofický časopis AV ČR (2015), s. 106–122.
• Pouť za odpuštěním – několik poznámek k fenoménu středověkého poutnictví [The Journey to Forgiveness – a few notes to the phenomenon of Medieval Pilgrimage], in: Štěpán Sittek - Norbert Widok (ed.), Svatojakubské cesty a jiné poutní stezky v Polsku a v Čechách, Uniwersytet Opolski, Opole 2012, s. 317–333.