“This difficult time, we must also embrace with love…” a reflection on themes discussed in the congregation chronicle of the sisters of mercy of st. Charles Borromeo in the years 1948 to 1952 Cover Image

„Musíme láskou obejmout i tuto těžkou dobu…“ Reflexe témat z celokongregační kroniky sester boromejek z let 1948 až 1952
“This difficult time, we must also embrace with love…” a reflection on themes discussed in the congregation chronicle of the sisters of mercy of st. Charles Borromeo in the years 1948 to 1952

Author(s): Kateřina Štrofová
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo; beginning of the communist dictatorship; religious orders versus the state; chronicles; women’s religious life; socialist health care

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the first years of the communist dictatorship as reflected in the Congregation Chronicle of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo, placing the topic in the context of the relationship between the state and the church in the mid-20th century and in the context of the nuns’ work in health and social institutions. It also investigates the circumstances in which the chronicle was created within the religious community as a unique historiographical account.

  • Issue Year: 14/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 51-76
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Czech
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