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Osobní prelatura Opus Dei / Personal Prelature Opus Dei

In the diploma thesis "Personal Prelature Opus Dei" I deal with the Personal prelature of Catholic Church, Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. Founded in Spain in 1928 by the Catholic priest St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, Opus Dei was given final Catholic Church approval in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. It is the only personal prelature of Catholic Church in the world. Its founder was canonised by the beatific John Paul II. It is extended in a lot of countries of several continents and has ten thousands members and other ten thousands favorers. As of 2010, members of the Prelature numbered 90,000. The main spirituality consists in teaching that the holiness can be reached by the work in the spirit of gospel and announced the dignity of everyone. It supports the traditional catholic teaching. Its members have the total liberty. They are not obliged their membership, can undertake any function in the world and they follow only their conscience. To main actions belongs the support of education in the areas, where they have the representation and the classical charity action, mainly with the children and young people. Key words: Personal prelature, sanctify by work, liberty in decision and action, question of conscience, founder, Josemaría de Balaguer.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:341515
Date January 2014
CreatorsKaucká, Helena
ContributorsBrož, Prokop, Bouma, David
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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