Jindřich Šimon Baar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jindřich Šimon Baar

Czech poet, religion writer, bookwriter, writer and roman catholic priest

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1869

Place of Birth: Klenčí pod Čerchovem, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1925

Profession: writer, poet, Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jindrich Šimon Baar Czech pronunciation (February 7, 1869, Klencí pod Cerchovem – October 24, 1925, Klencí pod Cerchovem) was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called country prose.
He joined the Czech Catholic modern style, but later severed the ties with that movement.
As writer, he emphasized traditional moral values of the countryside. Born into a peasant family, he did religious studies and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1892.
As a priest, he strived, unsuccessfully, for reforms in the church.