English Translation

Opis. K No. 3llo/4l S m.r. z dne 11. července 1941. 40 Subject: Order of the Merciful Brethren, activity and modification of property conditions. I_n_f_{{_m__{_{\ To present monasteries of the Order of the Merciful Brethren of July 0th, 1994l, in a copy attached to the above-mentioned letter, the Ministry of Education and National Awareness is pleased by the information provided by the short way in the Capitol Consistor in Prague that the appointed order was stopped in Moravia and in Bohemia and all its assets were secured. The Order of the Merciful Brethren was in the territory of the former Austria-Hher-e d and in accordance with the applicable legal order /min.nař.zene l3.June 1858 Art./ is reserved jurisdiction /now/ government /formerly ruler/ admit in the local territory any church community /governance/. The Ministry of Education and National Awareness is not aware of any regulation that entitles the government or other public authority to call for settlement, granted to some church community. Also, there is no regulation in our country which entitles any public body to retain the activities of a church community and to secure its property. These measures would involve interference with the internal competence of the Church, into the rights of the Holy See /§l4 zá- kona č.50/l874 Ř.z.can.498 CIC/. Legislation. valid in this direction in the Reich, are not known to the Ministry of Education and National Awareness. In the territory of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia has the order of 5 houses / Prague, Brno, Prostějov, Letovice and Vizovice/. which were connected in one province; the registered office of the provincial was Prague.