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The priest Joseph Čihák, 1912-2003
Romportl, Milan ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Stříbrný, Jan (referee)
Résumé The priest Joseph Čihák, 1912 - 2003 This thesis maps the life of priest Joseph Čihák's (1912-2003), a canon of the Cathedral Chapter of the Holy Spirit in Hradec Králové who left an indelible imprint on the life of the Dolní Újezd parish near Litomyšl. This thesis describes the respective periods of the abovementioned priest's life, starting with his boyhood and his studies at the Archiepiscopal grammar school in Prague - Bubeneč, continued by his studies of theology in Hradec Králové, the beginning of his service as a priest and cumulating to the violent incident in his enriching clerical life, i.e. the persecution of Joseph Čihák in the years 1956-1962, in which he was unjustly accused and was sentenced by the communist regime to 10 years of imprisonment, of which he served 6 years. This thesis also deals with the effort made by Joseph Čhihák to clean his name from unjust accusations. Furthermore the year of 1968 is being described, in which the aforementioned priest had the courage to return to his parish after six years in prison and another six years of blue-collar profession. After his return he had been harmed very much by a few residents. This thesis also focuses on the following years, in which Joseph Čihák carried out so many good things for the Dolní Újezd parish. It is ends with the year...
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