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| In Černová, inhabitants decided to build a |
In Černová, inhabitants decided to build a catholic church from their own finances and from the initiative of ], their own native priest and they wanted him to sanctify a church. However, he was suspended by the ] bishop Párvy at that time due to the "Anti-] sedition". Instead, Párvy appointed Slovak priest ] from ], and he came to sanctify the church on 27th October in a ] with underofficer ] and some gendarmes. The main road was already filled with angry crowd and coaches couldn't move further, so the commander of gendarmes, Ján Ladiczky, gave order to shoot. The gendarmes fired four times, what resulted in killing 15 people, seriously injuring 12 and lightly injuring 60. In addition, 40 people were imprisoned or financially penalized. | ||
| Hlinka was in ] and ] on a lecture tour at the time of tragedy, where he was welcomed as a ] and hero, where he said more anti-Hungarian statements, for what he was sentenced for 27 months. | Hlinka was in ] and ] on a lecture tour at the time of tragedy, where he was welcomed as a ] and ] after the tragedy, where he said more anti-Hungarian statements, for what he was sentenced for 27 months. | ||
| ==Reactions== | ==Reactions== | ||
| The tragedy sparked huge protests in the European press and it turned world's attention to the attitude to the minorities in Hungary. | The tragedy sparked huge protests in the ] press and it turned world's attention to the attitude to the minorities in Hungary. | ||
| After the order of ] ], Hungarian authorities were forced to rehabilitate Hlinka and in ], he finally sanctied the church in his native village. | After the order of ] ], Hungarian authorities were forced to rehabilitate Hlinka and in ], he finally sanctied the church in his native village. | ||
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Černová tragedy (Template:Lang-sk, Template:Lang-hu) was a bloody tragedy in Černová (now part of Ružomberok) on 27 October 1907.
Course of events
In Černová, inhabitants decided to build a catholic church from their own finances and from the initiative of Andrej Hlinka, their own native priest and they wanted him to sanctify a church. However, he was suspended by the Spiš bishop Párvy at that time due to the "Anti-Hungarian sedition". Instead, Párvy appointed Slovak priest Martin Pazúrik from Lisková, and he came to sanctify the church on 27th October in a coach with underofficer Pereszlényi and some gendarmes. The main road was already filled with angry crowd and coaches couldn't move further, so the commander of gendarmes, Ján Ladiczky, gave order to shoot. The gendarmes fired four times, what resulted in killing 15 people, seriously injuring 12 and lightly injuring 60. In addition, 40 people were imprisoned or financially penalized.
Hlinka was in Czechia and Moravia on a lecture tour at the time of tragedy, where he was welcomed as a martyr and hero after the tragedy, where he said more anti-Hungarian statements, for what he was sentenced for 27 months.
Reactions
The tragedy sparked huge protests in the European press and it turned world's attention to the attitude to the minorities in Hungary.
After the order of pope Pius X, Hungarian authorities were forced to rehabilitate Hlinka and in 1910, he finally sanctied the church in his native village.