He studied theology in Rome. was graduated in 1912 as a doctor of sacred theology. and thereafter acted as chaplain in various institutions. Later he was appointed rector of the Teachers Institute of St. Anne in Prague. and from 1934 he was rector of the major seminary there. In 1942 he was arrested by the gestapo and deported to the infamous concentration camp at Dachau. being known there as prisoner No. 35844. From there after liberation by the American Army he returned in 1945 to Prague. His freedom. however. was short lived. 3 years later he was imprisoned again. this time by the Communists. for refusing to render to Caesar the things that are Gods.
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