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Sister Zdislava Františka Nosková the novice (1972)

Zdislava Františka Nosková

* 1951

Kazakhstan, Member of an Illegal Church, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

Sister Richardis with her aunt during the war

Helena - Richardis Nováková

* 1928

Representative of the Church, Member of an Illegal Church

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia

František Novotný in 1973

František Novotný

* 1961

Member of an Illegal Church, Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Pavel Odehnal in 1975

Pavel Odehnal

* 1953

Svědci Jehovovi, Member of an Illegal Church, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Anna Ondračková, 1979

MUDr. Anna Ondračková

* 1959

The topic of security forces before 1989, Member of an Illegal Church, Witness of local events from the Communist era

Jiří Otradovec, 1950s

Jiří Otradovec

* 1933

Member of an Illegal Church, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Libor Ovečka, Prague, late 1970s

Doc., Dr., Th.D. Libor Ovečka

* 1950

Catholic clerical, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Member of an Illegal Church

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

Anne-Marie Páleníčková in 1970

Anne-Marie Páleníčková

* 1950

Supporter of Czechoslovak dissent from a western country, Member of an Illegal Church, Relatives of important personalities

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Pavel Palme, 1967

Pavel Palme

* 1947

Member of an Illegal Church

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

Stanislav Pavlík

Stanislav Pavlík

* 1930

Representative of the Church, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Friars, Member of an Illegal Church

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

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