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Rozália Danková
Rozália Danková (26 April 1920 – 14 August 2017), also known as Sister Stela, was a Catholic nun, member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and writer, known for documenting prosecution of Christians in communist Czechoslovakia. Biography Early life Rozália Danková, was born on 26 April 1920 in Žiar nad Hronom, Svätý Kríž nad Hronom. Her father was disabled as a result of injury suffered in World War I so her mother was responsible for running the household as well as the family textile shop. She was the third child of her parents. Following high school graduation, at the age of 19, she became a novice at the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Daughters of Charity convent in Ladce. As a nun, she took the name Stella. Along with her fellow nuns she worked as a nurse during the World War II. Persecution by the Communist Regime Following the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, the Communist government concentrated over 300 nuns from differ ...
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Žiar Nad Hronom
Žiar nad Hronom (slang: Žiar, , ; until 1920 ''Svätý Kríž'' and until 1955 ''Svätý Kríž nad Hronom'') is a city in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Name development The name of the settlement has gone through multiple developments. Prior to 1237, the settlement was known as a ''place with a toll station''. In 1237, first name of the settlement emerges, as a combination of Latin and Hungarian language, Hungarian, with the town called ''Cristur'' (later ''Kerestúr''), which translates to ''The Cross of the Lord''. Back then, the settlement was split between the dominions of the Šášov castle and the Benedictine Abbey of Hronský Beňadik. In 1773, the village was known as ''Holy Cross'', in various language versions, including Latin (''Sancta Crux''), Hungarian language, Hungarian (''Szent Kereszt''), German (''Heiligs Creütz'') or Slovak language, Slovak (''Swaty Kriss''). Similar names were recorded in 1808, despite minor influence caused by linguistic development ...
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