Kreuzweg der Prager Bischöfe und Erzbischöfe durch die Geschichte
The Stations of the Cross of Prague Bishops And Archbishops Through History
Author(s): Martin WeisSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Czech Church history; Prague bishops and archbishops; exile; persecution of the Church; Church Laws of 1949; communist state power
Summary/Abstract: In 2019, we commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the so-called Church Laws in Czecho-slovak history which were adopted by the communist state regime an attempt to significantly limit the influence of Churches and religious societies. The author of the study intends to recall on this occasion the fact that not only the communist regime, but also many powerful authorities in this world in the past have significantly reduced the activities of Churches or individual Church leaders. The author of this study does so on the example of two Prague bishops and two Prague archbishops - sv. Vojtěch (St. Adal-bert), Ondřej (Andrew), John of Jenštejn and Josef Cardinal Beran who were expelled from their Bishop's or Archbishop's See and died in exile because of their pastoral zeal and faithfulness to the gospel of Christ.
Journal: Notitiae Historiae Ecclesiasticae
- Issue Year: 8/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 69-83
- Page Count: 15
- Language: German