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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EsterkaEsterka - Wikipedia

    Esterka (Estera) refers to a mythical Jewish mistress of Casimir the Great, the historical King of Poland who reigned between 1333 and 1370. Medieval Polish and Jewish chroniclers considered the legend as historical fact and report a wonderful love story between the beautiful Jewess and the great monarch.

  2. Aug 17, 2021 · ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — A native of Czechoslovakia who fled persecution by that country’s communist regime and served in Minnesota for nearly 30 years before being appointed a bishop in the Czech Republic died Aug. 10 in California. Retired Bishop Peter Esterka was 85.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Petr_EsterkaPetr Esterka - Wikipedia

    Petr Esterka (November 14, 1935 – August 10, 2021) was a Czech-American Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno from 1999 to 2013, the Bishop for Czech Catholics in Diaspora in Canada and the United States from 1999 to 2021, and the titular bishop of Cefala from 1999 until his death in 2021.

  5. Mons. ThDr. Petr Esterka died in the morning on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 in California (USA). California compatriots said goodbye to him at Christ Cathedral in Orange County at Mass. on August 20, 2021. After this farewell, the bishop was transferred to the Czech Republic.

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  6. Feb 4, 2021 · Bishop Esterka recalled one particularly offensive episode when a communist agent entered the school chapel and desecrated the Blessed Sacrament, scattering consecrated Hosts across the floor.

  7. Feb 16, 2018 · Remembering Esterka. By. Prof. Livia Bitton-Jackson - 2 Adar 5778 – February 16, 2018. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

  8. Jul 22, 2007 · The Biblical Esther became the wife of Ahasuerus, the king of Persia. And in both stories, the kings grant rights and privileges to their Jewish minorities. Legend or not, the story of Kazimierz and Esterka has great symbolic value when it comes to the relationship between Poles and Jews.

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