Zdenka Cecilia Schelingová
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Blessed Zdenka Cecília Schelingová (December 24, 1916 – July 31, 1955), was a Slovak
nun
of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross and a victim of communist
persecution in the former Czechoslovakia
.
She was born at Krivá na Orave. She was sentenced in 1952 to twelve (12) years imprisonment for high treason
in a fabricated case (sentence was completely canceled from Supreme Court of Slovak Socialist Republic in 1970). She was tortured in prison, which took a great toll on her health.
As a result of her poor health, she was released early from prison in April 1955 but it was too late; she died in Trnava
, aged 38, later that year as a result of the injuries she suffered.
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross and a victim of communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
persecution in the former Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
.
She was born at Krivá na Orave. She was sentenced in 1952 to twelve (12) years imprisonment for high treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
in a fabricated case (sentence was completely canceled from Supreme Court of Slovak Socialist Republic in 1970). She was tortured in prison, which took a great toll on her health.
As a result of her poor health, she was released early from prison in April 1955 but it was too late; she died in Trnava
Trnava
Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres . It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric . The city has a historic center...
, aged 38, later that year as a result of the injuries she suffered.
External links
- Z. C. Schelingová on web of Vatican
- Z. C. Schelingová on www.catholic-forum.com
- Zdenka Schelingová (Official site of Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross)