Pellegrini: Beatification of Havlik Legacy of Man Who Didn't Give Up Faith
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Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) - Reacting to the beatification of Jan Havlik on Saturday, President Peter Pellegrini has said that he perceives it as a strong moral legacy of a man who didn't give up his faith, values and convictions.
According to Pellegrini, Havlik remained faithful to his values even in the worst times of oppression, even at the cost of losing his own life. "These silent and unbreakable heroes of that era are an example that inspires us in life and makes the spiritual life of the nation richer and more valuable," Pellegrini remarked on Facebook.
Havlik, who died in 1965 at the age of 37 from consequences of torture in Soviet-era prisons, was proclaimed blessed by Pope Francis' legate, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, at a basilica in Sastin in Trnava region earlier in the day.
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