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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

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

Josef Šich in 1975

Monsignor Josef Šich

* 1942

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

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

When Emil Soukup celebrated the first Prime Mass in the Church of St. Bartholomew in Pilsen on July 1, 1962

Monsignor Emil Soukup

* 1939

Clergymen, Catholic clerical, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia and 1 more anniversaries

Graduation photograph of Josef Šplíchal

RNDr. Mgr. Josef Šplíchal

* 1937

Clergymen, Catholic clerical, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Vojtěch Suchý, Varnsdorf 2024

Vojtěch Suchý

* 1948

Clergymen, Non-Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Déclassé, Relative of a political prisoner and 2 more categories

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

A photo on the graduation board, April 1950

Karla Trojanová

* 1931

Clergymen, Non-Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Ярослав Тихий

Yaroslav Tykhyi Ярослав Тихий

* 1913 †︎ 1996

Ukraine, Clergymen, Victim of Stalinist persecution in Ukraine, Member of underground Plast movement (Ukrainian boy-scouts) in Halychyna 1930-1939, Representative of the Church and 2 more categories

Father Vasyl Vyrozub in the Holy Trinity Church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, May 2022

Василь Вирозуб Vasyl Vyrozub

* 1970

Clergymen, Representative of the Church, Non-Catholic clerical, Ukraine

Ukraine in 1990-s., The Revolution of Dignity (21.11. 2013 – 22.02. 2014), 2014 - first invasion of Russia into Ukraine, 2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine

Father Karapet during the interview, 2024

Карапет (Давід) Гарібян Karapet (David) Garibyan

* 1990

Clergymen, Ukraine, Representative of the Church, Armenia

2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine

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