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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

Helena Rýznarová, 1951

Helena Rýznarová

* 1936

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, People from former eastern territories of Germany (to 1945), Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia and 1 more anniversaries

Karel Sádlo at age 15 with his mother Alžběta Sádlová, nee Kašparová

Karel Sádlo

* 1952

Clergymen, Catholic clerical, Witness of local events from the Communist era

12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

Eugénia Sákalová

Eugénia Sákalová

* 1929

Friars, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989

July - septemper - Aktion Ř - forceful concentration of Czech nuns

Portrait photo of Helena Salfická, Olomouc, 1969.

Mgr. Helena Karla Salfická

* 1944

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

30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

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

Alfred Milan Satke

* 1937

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Non-Catholic clerical, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Karel Satoria in 1978

Pater Karel Satoria

* 1953

Clergymen, Vicar without State agreement, Catholic clerical, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Zdenka Cecília Schelingová

Zdenka Cecília Schelingová

* 1916 †︎ 1955

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Friars, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Karel Schmidt

Karel Schmidt

* 1925

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

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