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Gorazd
Czechoslovak evangelic priest and theologist (1879–1942)
Feast: 4 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Gorazd of Prague, given name Matěj Pavlík (26 May 1879 – 4 September 1942), was the hierarch of the revived Orthodox Church in Czechoslovakia after World War I. During World War II, having provided refuge for the assassins of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich, called The Hangman of Prague, in the cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague, Gorazd took full responsibility for protecting the assassins after the Schutzstaffel found them in the crypt of the cathedral, hoping to minimize Nazi reprisals on his congregation. This act guaranteed his execution, thus his martyrdom, during the reprisals that followed. His feast day is celebrated on 22 August (OC) or 4 September (NC).
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Saints Cyril and Methodius Saint“During World War II, having provided refuge for the assassins of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich, called The Hangman of Prague, in the cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague, Gorazd took full responsibility for protecting the assassins after the Schutzstaffel found them in the crypt of the…” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q655534 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gorazd Pavlík (CC BY-SA)
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