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The Jesuit Petar Perica — a victim of cruel hatred
Josip Antolović
Abstract
The author presents previously unavailable information concerning the martyrdom of Father Petar Perica, the Jesuit priest who authored the celebrated Croatian Church hymns "Do nebesa nek se ori" and "Zdravo djevo". Father Perica was cruelly tortured and killed by the Partisans on the Island of Daksa near Dubrovnik near the end of World War II.
The martyred blood of this priest, one of many Croat-martyrs, provides an opportunity for the commitment of the faithful. Whoever reads this article should strive responsibily and wholeheartedly toward a civilization of love, reconcilement and forgiveness.
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54402
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Publication date:
22.4.1991.
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