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Life of Cardinal Miloslav Vlk until 1989
Hořejší, David ; Koura, Petr (advisor) ; Foltýn, Dušan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the life of cardinal Miloslav Vlk to the year 1989 in the context of the political and social situation in totalitarian Czechoslovakia. The main aim of the thesis is to chronologically document the development and formation of Miloslav Vlk's values and attitudes from his childhood, his studies at the grammar school, to his graduation from the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University and the priest seminary. His work at the Bishopric of České Budějovice, his administration of the parishes of Lažiště and Starý Rožmitál, and even his window cleaning at the state-owned company ÚKLID in Prague and then his return to priestly administration are also depicted. This theses permeated Vlk's life to the year 1989, when he was finally granted state approval to exercise clerical aktivity, and could thus officially carry out what he was, in his own words, destined to do. On the basis of interviews with parishioners and friends of the cardinal, the work presents in detail the period of his priestly activity in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem in confrontation with the building plans and party views of the newly elected chairman of the town's national committee, Jiří Plachý. Key words Persecution of Church members; Miloslav Vlk; Rožmitál pod Třemšínem; Totalitarian regime; Communism; State...
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