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The picture of the Hidden church in historiography

Publication at Faculty of Humanities |
2010

Abstract

This article focuses on the topic - Moravian hidden church in historiography. The phenomenon is quite new and also controversial.

Secret movement in Czechoslovakian Catholic church has many forms. In Moravia appears very special kind of hidden church with own hierarchy.

The article is based on confrontation of two most important books about this topic. In the text we are reconstructing most controversial points of Moravian secret church: personality of main leader Felix Maria Davídek, own bishop hierarchy, readiness of priest candidates, sanctification of women and a position of Moravian hidden church before and after 1989.