Bohosudov, monastery and Jesuit College
In the fifties the internment camp for monks · Mariánské náměstí 116/31, 417 42 Krupka, Czech Republic
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They Are No Cattle, Are They?

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In September 1950 Anežka Křivánková and other sisters from the Congregation of Mercy Sisters of Holy Cross in Kroměříž were taken to the monastery in Bohosoudov. It was a result of the decision of the communist regime to suppress the influence of the Church and to destroy the monasteries. The total number of 266 sisters of Holy Cross was taken to the centralization camp in Bohosoudov. Anežka Křivánková was at that time in probation period and was preparing herself for the nun promise that she was sworn in on March 11, 1951, much earlier than she expected. The sisters were about to be transferred to work in factories and hospitals. “They heard that the State Department wants to separate us from that big community.” None of the sisters left the order thus they were under a big pressure. The next day, the young sisters were separated and were sent to the civil jobs. “We became hospital attendants in different hospitals because they wanted to show us everyday life. That night we were packing ourselves and were ready for the transportation. In the morning we were standing in front of the monastery and there were several men. One of them was, I think, the regional civil secretary, calling: ‛Liberec – ten heads, Rakovník – five heads, Kladno – five heads, Ústí nad Lavem – four heads.’ The Sister Superior told to him: ‛They are no cattle, are they?’”

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Anežka Křivánková

Anežka Křivánková

Anežka Křivánková, or sister Pavla by her convent name, was born in 1929 in Modrá near Velehrad. After completing elementary school she began studying at the convent school in Napajedla and remained in the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross. After the communist takeover of power, all the sisters were deported to the centralized convent in Bohosudov in September 1950. She had also taken her vows there immediately before another deportation took place. She then worked in factories in Varnsdorf and Trutnov. All the sisters were pressured to leave the order, and they were under constant surveillance. From the mid-1950s sister Pavla worked as a nurse in Lukov near Zlín. In 1964 she became an assistant to the new provincial sister superior and she served this way for the following twenty years. In 1984 she was elected to the general chapter in Switzerland where she served till 1997. At present she lives in the Convent of the Holy Cross in Kroměříž.

Bohosudov, monastery and Jesuit College

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In pursuance of the attack against the monasteries (Action K) in April 1950 the monastery became a centralisation camp. There were over 200 Jesuits and several tens of Franciscans placed there. In September 1950 two monks managed to escape and the others were transferred to monastery in Osek. Only a couple of days later, over four hundred female monks were taken here – the Dominicans and Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. Since 1952 the monastery was used for purposes of the Czechoslovak army and after 1968 the Red Army.

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They Are No Cattle, Are They?

They Are No Cattle, Are They?

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