Ať si Berana vezmou, doma je nebezpečný
Let them take Beran, he is dangerous at home

Summary/Abstract: Josef Beran is one of the most important representatives of the Catholic Church in Czech history. He was predetermined for and raised towards priesthood from his childhood; he adopted it and served it with zeal, which brought him to the Dachau concentration camp first and then led him to battle the communist regime that was coming to power after the war. He was appointed the Archbishop of Prague in the autumn of 1946 and became a symbol of catholic resistance against the political left, which was gaining power. After the coup d’état he refused to collaborate with the communists and the regime put him under house arrest, which lasted from 1951 to 1965. In 1965 was Beran allowed to leave for Rome where he took an active part in the exile movement. He died in 1969 and was buried in St. Peter’s Cathedral upon Pope Paul VI.’s own request.

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