Smrt českobudějovického biskupa Josefa Hloucha (1972)
Death of Bishop of České Budějovice Josef Hlouch (1972)

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with transformation of relations between Soviet Russia and the USSR on the one side and the Holy See on the other from the Bolshevik Revolution in November 1917 until the outbreak of World War II in September 1939. It presents important personalities, milestones and friction areas of mutual contacts. It is based on extensive materials from the Historical Archive of the State Secretariat of the Holy See, as well as numerous foreign liter The death of bishop of České Budějovice Josef Hlouch, is described in many different colourful reports, most often motivated by “devotional endeavour” not unlike the imagination of authors of legends about the life of martyrs from the early Christianity. The author documents true story of the end of life of the bishop, who was confessor of faith and bloodless martyr, based on archival sources and unpublished testimonies of witnesses. A quotation from his 1947 initial shepherd’s letter that the happiest hearts are those that have been exhausted by love characterizes the bishop’s death most aptly.atures, especially English, Italian and German.

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