Abstract:
The period of the rule of emperor Otto III represents the new approach of the Church and
Holy Roman Empire towards the newly formed states at the center of Europe. Young
emperor supported various attempts to expand the Christianity together with his own
influence beyond the border of his empire. Adalbert (Vojtěch), the bishop of Prague and
personal Otto’s friend, played the crucial role within the new imperial eastern policy. His
martyrdom in pagan Prussia stimulated numerous missions to the Central Europe heavily
supported by the emperor and also by the pope. The refuge Pereon in Romagna is discussed
as one of the examples of Italian roots of such missions. The location of the monastery of
St. Adalbert in Pereon is described together with the main written sources as Vita beati
Romualdi by Peter Damiani or Vita quinque fratrum by Bruno of Quertfurt. The place, later
connected with the Camaldolian order, is completely forgotten today. The article represents
one of the few remarks dealing with such missions to Central Europe from Italy early after
year 1000.
