Archpriest Collection
Through the ages, the title 'Archpriest' has been carried by notable figures in both Eastern and Western religious history
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Through the ages, the title 'Archpriest' has been carried by notable figures in both Eastern and Western religious history. In the West, Juan Ruiz, the Archpriest of Hita (ca. 1283-ca. 1350), penned the renowned medieval Spanish work, "The Book of Good Love" (El Libro de Buen Amor), a satirical and allegorical masterpiece. Meanwhile, in the East, the Archpriest played a significant role in the historic Czars' visit to Paris in 1814. At the Russian Church, he presented the Gospels and Cross to the Czar and Czarina, an event immortalized in a lithograph. The Italian Neoclassical Stuart Monument, designed between 1817 and 1819, stands as a testament to this grand occasion. In the 15th century, another Archpriest, this time in Seville, authored the preface to the printed work, "The Corbacho." From the satirical wit of Juan Ruiz to the grandeur of the Czars' visit, the Archpriest's role in history has been as diverse as it has been influential.