Love towards everyone is the most important thing of all
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Božena Knotková or Sister Bohdana was born Vlčnov near Uherské Hradiště on the 1st July of 1931. After basic school, she attended the Trade School for Ladies’ Vocations in Bojkovice where the Dominican sisters taught. She felt attracted to consecrated life. She donned the habit in 1950. In the same year, she and other sisters were interned in the so-called centralisation convents during the Operation Ř [Ř stands for řeholnice – professed nun or sister] She spent the following years living in various places; the Sisters had to work in various factories to earn their living. In 1954, she was arrested by the State Security and detained in custody for three months. Sister Bohdana was falsely accused of helping two men in their attempt to emigrate. She was tried and the court did not confirm the accusation but she was to serve seven months. The court’s argument gave the reason that she was politically retarded and a religious fanatic. Later, she lived in Broumov for many years. At the time of recording (2020), Sister Bohdana lived in a Dominican convent in Střelice.
