Catholic clerical

Churches and religious societies

František Radkovský, portrait from his youth

Monsignor František Radkovský

* 1939

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Boy Scouts, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

Jan Rajlich

RNDr. ThLic. Jan Rajlich

* 1954

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Friars, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, University professor

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia and 1 more anniversaries

Dr Prokop Remeš, 2019

MUDr. Prokop Remeš

* 1952

Member of an Illegal Church, Catholic clerical, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu, The underground, Scientist

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jan Rob SDB 17

Ing. Jan Rob

* 1914 †︎ 2018

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions) and 1 more categories

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Portrait from the past

Michal Roško

* 1928

Representative of the Church, Dissident, Friars, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Catholic clerical and 1 more categories

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

Adam Rucki

* 1951 †︎ 2020

Vicar without State agreement, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Priest Tadeusz Rusnak, 2015

Tadeusz Rusnak

* 1953

Poland, Catholic clerical, Anti-communist protests in Czechoslovakia in Milevsko and Sedlčansko

26.8. 1980 Solidarity strike in Wroclaw , 28.8. 1980 Holy Mass for strikers in the bus depot in Wrocław

Emilie Růžičková

Emílie Růžičková

* 1929

Catholic clerical, Friars

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

Jan Rybář as a soldier at the Auxiliary Technical Battalions

Jan Rybář

* 1931 †︎ 2021

Member of an Illegal Church, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR) and 3 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners

Alois Sassmann as an altar boy (Christmas 1969)

Mgr. Alois Sassmann

* 1961

Member of an Illegal Church, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Non-Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989 and 2 more categories

12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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