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Antonín Pospíšil - contemporary photo from the gymnasium.

Monsignor Antonín Pospíšil

* 1925 †︎ 2021

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Boy Scouts, Forced labour during the WW2, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person and 3 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák

Ctirad Václav Pospíšil

Prof. ThDr. Ctirad Václav Pospíšil , Th.D.

* 1958 †︎ 2025

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Friars, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jan Pospíšil in 1971

Ing. Jan Pospíšil

* 1944 †︎ 2025

Clergymen, Relative of a political prisoner, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Volhynian Czechs, The topic of security forces before 1989

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, Palach Week and 1 more anniversaries

Iva Pospíšilová in 2023

Iva Pospíšilová

* 1954

Representative of the Church, Non-Catholic clerical, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jana Pospíšilová

Jana Pospíšilová

* 1970

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Eva Potměšilová

Eva Potměšilová

* 1960

Representative of the Church, Non-Catholic clerical

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising and 2 more anniversaries

Current portrait of Roman Povala

Roman Povala

* 1978

Non-Catholic clerical

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef Přelouček in 2021

Josef Přelouček

* 1962

Romania, Czechs from Banat, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, National minorities and 2 more categories

16. 12. 1989 - 24-25. 12. 1989 - The Romanian revolution

František Přeslička before his arrest

František Přeslička

* 1933 †︎ 2018

Underage political prisoners, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR)

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Vocalist Jiri Přibyl alias Shef in plastic sheet (Křečový žíly), Pod tou strážní věží, June 1985

Jiří Přibyl

* 1966

The underground, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 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

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