RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gorazd

1879 - 1942

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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 patriots 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gorazd is the 1,806th most popular religious figure (up from 1,975th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 392nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Czech Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gorazd ranks 1,806 out of 3,187. Before him are Fructuosus of Braga, Antonio Maria Vegliò, Eucherius of Lyon, Leodegar, Emmanuel III Delly, and António de Andrade. After him are John Albert Vasa, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Wahiduddin Khan, Iuliu Hossu, Emerentiana, and Alphonsus Rodriguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Gorazd ranks 93. Before him are Aleksandër Moisiu, Hovannes Adamian, Mark Sykes, Guido Fubini, Sándor Garbai, and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia. After him are Jacob Gade, Vanessa Bell, Edwin Montagu, Adolf Wiklund, Carlos Chagas, and Patrick Pearse. Among people deceased in 1942, Gorazd ranks 95. Before him are Vera Figner, Walter Sickert, Cesare Mori, István Horthy, Konstantin Balmont, and Atsushi Nakajima. After him are Adolf Mayer, Emanuel Feuermann, Adolf Hühnlein, Olha Kobylianska, Epitácio Pessoa, and Thomas Xenakis.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Gorazd ranks 307 out of 1,200. Before him are Jan Železný (1966), Pavel Kohout (1928), Karel Hynek Mácha (1810), Karel Kramář (1860), Mirek Topolánek (1956), and Catherine of Poděbrady (1449). After him are Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (1137), Paul Wranitzky (1756), Georg Flegel (1566), Toyen (1902), Karel Kosík (1926), and Alois Jirásek (1851).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Czechia

Among religious figures born in Czechia, Gorazd ranks 9. Before him are Adalbert of Prague (955), Ludmila of Bohemia (860), Agnes of Bohemia (1211), Michael Czerny (1946), Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751), and Dominik Duka (1943). After him are Miloslav Vlk (1932), Procopius of Sázava (970), Zdislava Berka (1215), Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia (1204), Josef Beran (1888), and Melchior Grodziecki (1584).

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