Margit Slachta
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Margit Slachta (1884-1974) was a Hungarian and the founder of the Roman Catholic female religious congregation the Society of the Sisters of Social Service [1], coupled zeal for social justice religious convictions in rescue and relief efforts. In the years immediately following the World War II, she raised awareness of the considerable contribution of Protestant churches in rescue efforts.
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Born in Kassa, Hungary in 1884, Margit was a champion of human rights and the first woman to be elected to the Hungarian Parliament in 1920. [2] [3]
| “ | I stand without compromise, on the foundation of Christian values; that is, I profess that love obliges us to accept natural laws for our fellow-men without exception which god gave and which cannot be taken away.[4] | ” |
[edit] References
- ^ In God's Name: Genocide and Religion in the Twentieth Century By Omer Bartov, Phyllis Mack p. 222
- ^ They Must Not Be Forgotten: Heroic Priests and Nuns Who Saved People from the Holocaust - Page 53 by Sally M. Rogow
- ^ The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965 - Page 117 by Michael Phayer
- ^ Rescue in Hungary: The Bravery of Sister Margit Slachta
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- Slachta Margit By Ilona Mona
