It was named after John Amos Comenius, a 16th-century bishop of the Ancient Unity of the Brethren, renewed in 18th century in Saxony as the Moravian Church.
It was named after John Amos Comenius, a 16th-century Czech bishop of the Ancient Unity of the Brethren created in the Czech kingdom. The Unity of Brethren was renewed in 18th century in the neighboring Saxony as the Moravian Church.