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church officials were arrested. Gorazd, wishing to help his fellow believers and the Czech Church itself, took the blame for the actions in the
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as the Latin rite was imposed. Thus, by the choice of his monastic name of Gorazd, the continuity of the
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brought complete religious freedom. In this environment, many people left the
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687:New Martyrs
607:1942 deaths
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285:Hrubá Vrbka
218:5 July 1902
197:(1924-1942)
192:(1920-1924)
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451:new martyr
353:drove the
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215:Ordination
136:New Martyr
60:1879-05-26
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455:glorified
394:in 1931.
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347:Methodius
269:feast day
265:martyrdom
261:cathedral
251:, in the
247:, called
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126:Canonized
388:Slovakia
376:parishes
343:monastic
301:ordained
237:hierarch
166:Personal
555:Listing
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297:Olomouc
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