Olmütz
Britishnoun
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Beethoven conceived of the “Missa” for a specific liturgical purpose: to celebrate the installation of his friend, pupil and patron Archduke Rudolph as archbishop of Olmütz in Moravia in 1820.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010
At last the grim and impregnable fortress of Olmütz received the three prisoners.
From Lafayette by Crow, Martha Foote
He was ordained priest in 1815 and officiated at Olmütz, Munich, and other places.
From Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing by Cutten, George Barton
This bas-relief, by the sculptor R. Tait McKenzie, shows the brave young American who, with Dr. Bollman, attempted to rescue Lafayette from the great fortress of Olmütz.
From Lafayette by Crow, Martha Foote
The announcement of the Archduke's appointment as Archbishop of Olmütz, had been definitely made during the summer of 1818.
From Beethoven by Fischer, George Alexander
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