Editing Prokop Diviš (section)

==Early life==
'''Václav Divíšek<ref>{{cite web |title=The Prokop Diviš Memorial |url=http://www.znojmuz.cz/english/aodivis.htm |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601133125/http://www.znojmuz.cz/english/aodivis.htm |archivedate=1 June 2008 |accessdate=1 June 2008}}</ref>''' was born on 26 March 1698 in [[Helvíkovice]], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Ústí nad Orlicí District]], [[Czech Republic]]). As a child, he began his studies at the [[Jesuit]] [[gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] in the town. In 1716, at the age of 18, he entered a gymnasium run at the [[Premonstratensian]] [[abbey]] located in the village of Louka, where he completed his basic studies in 1719.

Divíšek then entered the [[novitiate]] of the abbey, taking the name '''Prokop''' (or '''Procopius'''). He completed this period of probation the following year and [[profession|professed]] his [[religious vows]] in the Order. He then proceeded to study philosophy and theology in preparation for [[Holy Orders|ordination]] to the [[priesthood (Catholic Church)|Catholic priesthood]], which occurred in 1726. From 1729 to 1735, he taught philosophy at the Abbey [[gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]].<ref>Memorial</ref> During this period, he was sent by his [[abbot]] to the Paris Lodron University in Salzburg (now the [[University of Salzburg]]) to pursue advanced studies in theology. In 1733, he completed his doctoral dissertation, and was granted the degree of [[Doctor of Theology]].<ref name=RP>[http://old.radio.cz/en/article/89006 Radio Praha "Prokop Divis"]</ref>

Diviš then returned to his abbey and resumed the monastic life of a [[canon regular]], serving as sub-[[Prior (ecclesiastical)|prior]] of the abbey. In 1736, he was appointed as a [[pastor]] of a parish in Přímětice (now part of [[Znojmo]]) which was served by the abbey. He served in that capacity for five years, before being recalled to the abbey in April 1741, where he served as its prior. During the spring of the following year, in the course of the [[Silesian Wars#First Silesian War (1740–1742)|First Silesian War]], the abbot, Antonin Nolbek, was arrested by the forces of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] and was taken to a prison in Prussia. The payment of a large ransom by Diviš for the abbot's release incurred his displeasure, leading him to return Diviš to the parish in Přímětice.<ref name=RP/>