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History of the Catholic Church in Belize

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758:(SOLT) includes both lay and religious, men and women. Its mission to Belize began in the late 1960s in Benque Viejo in the areas of health care and pastoring. This expanded into managing schools and teaching at the secondary level. Then in 1976 Deacon Cal Cathers of SOLT founded BRC Printing Limited to print primarily reading and math textbooks for schools. In 1990 SOLT founded Mt. Carmel High School in Benque, staffed largely by foreign volunteers, and also opened Divine Mercy Church in Belize City. In 1998, John Marhevka of SOLT founded a Catholic bookstore and radio station in Benque. In 2005, he built a media center and radio station in Belize City and in 2010 Power FM Catholic Youth Radio began broadcasting, to which was added Radio Guadalupe Catholic Radio Station in 2013. By 2014, 20 members had served in Belize for extended periods of time. 3474: 168:—gathering the scattered Maya into Spanish-controlled villages—meant paying taxes and loss of freedom. The South witnessed the only recorded martyrdom of missionaries in Belize: in 1684 at Paliac (Rio Grande, Toledo) three Franciscans and some Spaniards were martyred, presumably a sacrificial offering following the Maya method of ripping out the heart. But it was usually the political rather than the Christianizing effort that provoked Maya resistance. Missionaries who resumed the evangelizing effort over 100 years later would attest to remnants of Christian belief. 829: 694:(S.A.C.) established convents in Benque Viejo and Corozal, and later throughout Belize. By 2001, 162 had served in Belize, of whom 69 were native Belizeans. In 1931 they built a large novitiate near Punta Gorda, from which they minister in 30 Maya villages that have Catholic chapels and schools. In 1957 they opened Pallotti High School for girls in Belize City (at right). In 1968 Belize became an independent province of their congregation. In 2013 their century of service was commemorated by a Belizean stamp. 241:, from which they spread along the Honduran coast. By the 19th century they were settling along the southern coastline of Belize. They had been catechized by Spanish priests while on St. Vincent, as evidenced in “makeshift beads and crosses to ward off evil and danger." They would be sought after by the British as strong warriors and sturdy workers. But it was as good students and educators that they impacted Catholicism in Belize, with several priests and the first native bishop coming from their number. The 974:
hjurricane of 1931, St.John's College returned to the cathedral grounds until 1952 when it moved to a spacious campus northwest of town. It now has 20 buildings to accommodate its secondary and junior college divisions. St. John's Junior College grew out of the Sixth Form (1952) that was connected to the high school (1887). In 1966 it began offering associate degrees in affiliation with the American Association of Community Colleges. Two more Catholic junior colleges were founded in the 1990s.
568:(SJC), which "would become one of the largest and most prestigious educational institutions in the country," was founded by Fr. Cassian Gillett, S.J., in 1887, in quarters on the cathedral grounds. It moved to a spacious Loyola Park campus south of town in 1917 where it served as a boarding school for many who would become leaders in Belize and throughout Central America. The hurricane of 1931 destroyed the Loyola Park campus (see above), taking the lives of 6 priests, 1 1018:, Governor of British Honduras (1934-1939), used Benque Viejo as an example of one challenge that teaching in Belizean schools presents: “I have heard German nuns trying to teach Maya children out of an English textbook which they had to explain in Spanish.” The solution, in higher education at least, has been to require English in the classroom. The Garifuna have enculturated the Catholic Mass and have it in their own language. As regards the 787:(C.S.V.) came to Xavier Parish in Corozal in 1998. They organized teacher training workshops, especially for catechists. They assumed responsibility for and expanded the high school in Chunox, Corozal District, enlarging its departments in agriculture, science, computers, and home economics. After much consultation, they implemented a pastoral plan that would unify the parish with its many missions. In May 2012 Fr. 30: 1126: 683: 3486: 1138: 675: 533: 253: 114: 305: 407: 1150: 437: 399:. The presence of three American bishops for his consecration evidenced the growing importance of the United States to the mission. In 1894 the Jesuits transferred responsibility for British Honduras from the English Province to the Missouri Province of the central United States. Bishop di Pietro died in 1898 and was succeeded by Bishop 1007: 544:(S.J.) were responsible for establishing a permanent Catholic presence in Belize beginning in 1851, as detailed above. From then until 2015, 374 Jesuits worked in Belize, founding most of the parishes and missions. They also founded Trinidad Farm Retreat Center near Belize City. In 2015 they remained as pastors at 202:. Rubio built in Mullins River in 1837 the first Catholic church in modern Belize. Then in 1840, Frs. Sandoval and Rivas from Yucatan built a chapel in Belize Town. This had been the coastal center of the British logging industry in the central part of the colony since the late 18th century. The town was served by 556:, “a Catholic monthly periodical 
 written partly in English and partly in Spanish, 
 to refute error and to give people correct information about Catholic affairs.” It included substantial documentation, as in Fr. Hopkins's 1851-1893 “Historical Sketch of the Catholic Mission in Belize” published in 1897. 624:
that by the early 1900s enrolled nearly 400 students. Their three-storey brick convent and school building, built in 1885, was destroyed by the 1931 hurricane. It was rebuilt in 1935 along with an elementary school and St. Catherine Academy which continues to educate girls in the Belize City area. On
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of SJC. The first government secondary school, Technical High School, did not open until 1952. In 1954 the Diocese established St. John's Teacher Training College at Holy Redeemer. In 1965, it was amalgamated with the government's St. George's Teachers’ College to become Belize Teachers’ College. At
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From the 1850s laws were enacted in British Honduras so that by the end of the century the church-state system of education was well established, with payment by results, for the benefit of every denomination of Christians. But the problem of finding qualified teachers persisted. From the late 1940s
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when it opened in 1960. Seminarians from nearby St. Benedict's attend Sacred Heart Junior College. By 2015 the Catholic church had 148 elementary schools, attached to all of its 18 parishes and to most all of its mission stations, along with 11 high schools and 3 junior colleges. Not until 1986 did
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in Dangriga. By 2000, 95 had served in Belize, of whom 19 were native Belizeans. They founded Austin High School for Girls, since amalgamated, and Delille Academy in Dangriga, and also have charge of two grade schools. There have been 27 Belizeans who joined the congregation and served only abroad.
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became the first lay president. The chairperson of the board had already for many years been a layperson. Over 25 years the transition to lay leadership was effected, while efforts were made to assure the continuing presence of the Jesuit charism in the college. At St. Catherine Academy Mrs. Alice
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encouraging “the election of younger and more progressive men to the Alcalde’s Council which had been set up by Fr. Knopp” this “irretrievably altered the traditional relationship between the old and the young.” The credit union movement included Jesuit Henry Sutti, the first priest to come out of
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In 1970 Ms. Signa Yorke was the first layperson appointed dean of sixth form at the Jesuit-run St. John's College. Then the by-laws of the college were rewritten so that the Jesuit superior for Belize was no longer automatically president of the college and lay members were added to the board of
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In 1953 an agricultural branch of St. John's College, called Lynam College, was opened in Stann Creek on land lent by the government. The college operated until 1971 when lack of funding and criticism that it was not fulfilling its function as an agricultural school caused its closing. After the
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village a scale for weighing their hogs, protecting them from sharkers who grossly underestimated the weight. From increased revenue the villagers bought a truck to carry their hogs and other produce to market, and a hog cooperative was formed. Ulrich's action also impacted village politics. By
706:(S.C.N.) were called to assist at Sacred Heart Parish in Dangriga and then to foster lay ministry in the spirit of renewal in the Catholic church. From 1975 to 2014, 22 had worked in Belize, of whom 4 were Belizean. In 2014 Sr. Barbara Flores, S.C.N., was the President/General Manager of 576:. SJC then returned to the cathedral grounds until 1952 when it moved to a spacious campus northwest of town. It now has 20 buildings to accommodate its secondary and junior college divisions, and an additional extension division in town. In the late 1890s celebrated Jesuit naturalist 70:
saw missionaries accompany Spanish conquistadores among the Mayas in western Belize, from 1524 until 1707 when such activity drew to a close. A century later separate incursions into the central, southern, and northern parts of the territory led to the first permanent residency of the
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that time total enrollment at five church-run schools in Belize City was 815 students; of these, 589 were in primary school and 226 were in secondary school. In 1961 two more Catholic secondary schools were opened: St. Francis Xavier in Corozal and St. Peter Claver in Punta Gorda.
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established a monastery near Santa Elena, Belize. By 1999, 23 Benedictines had served in Belize, but the monastery was then closed for lack of numbers. The fine buildings and property were bequeathed to the Diocese and in 2013 re-opened as St. Benedict Diocesan Seminary.
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was named auxiliary and assumed many of the responsibilities of the diocese. The number of Catholics in Belize had grown by 16,414 or 15% since 1991, while total population had grown by 131,723 or 70% in the same period. The number of Belizeans entering the
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with the remains of a primitive church building, mentioned in Spanish records, and a large number of Maya skeletons around its confines. Tipu ceased to exist as a Maya/Christian settlement in 1707 when the Spanish moved its residents to the shores of
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was six from the 1930s through 1950s, then peaked with eleven in the 1960s through 1980s, but from then to 2014 had fallen to three. In 2013 Bishop Wright opened a minor seminary, St. Benedict's Diocesan Seminary, in the facility built by the
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in 1989, focused on activating the laity to take ownership of their church. In April 2001 he inaugurated at the cathedral the Monsignor Facundo Castillo Diocesan Center, home to the diocesan radio, television, and newspaper ministries.
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language which most speak in Belize City there has been more controversy. Several Christian churches have introduced Kriol into their services and a Kriol New Testament has been produced. But the Catholic Mass, requiring approval from
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in 1961. By then several future government ministers and Fr. Calistus Cayetano had received their education through this program. In 1957 Fr. John Stochl introduced a high school equivalency program for adults in the downtown
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trustees. Mr. Stuart Simmons was appointed the first lay principal of the high school division. In 1994 the by-laws were again changed so that a lay person could be president of the college, and in 1999 Mr.
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prospective teachers among Catholic young men were hosted in a teachers’ hostel on New Road in Belize City, to return to their villages as teachers. This lasted until the building was destroyed by
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whose eyesight was failing. In 2014, after supplying 11 members for its work in Belize and realizing one Belizean member's ordination, they could no longer supply men and withdrew from Belize.
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the same campus is Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercy Center, which accommodated 1600 persons in 2014 for retreats and other programs. Since 1967 the Mercies have managed Muffles College in
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towns. By 1850 there were 7,000 Catholics in the territory, mostly Spanish and mestizo refugees of the Caste War in Yucatan. These mestizos also settled alongside the
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Ruiz, David N., “On visit of Mother Holisz & Provincials of the Pallottine Order,” March 6, 1999, pp. 3-10. Retrieved at Roman Catholic Diocesan Archives.
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from MĂ©rida, Yucatan, worked in lay ministry at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Corozal during the 1970s and early 1980s. From 1985 to 1994 six Sisters of the
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in 1981, and Mercy Kitchen in 1986. Together with a Sister of Charity of Nazareth they founded a clinic for Mayan women in rural Toledo in 1964. In 2012
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did their part, the Pallottines in Punta Gorda in the 1940s teaching girls the canning of produce. In 1951 Jesuit Fr. William Ulrich gave the Maya of
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Maya in the northern forests, with gradual movement down the western high ground, above the coastal swamps. In the West, the township of
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In 1982 Fr. Osmond Peter Martin, from the Garifuna people, became the first native Belizean to be raised to the episcopacy. He became
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area. With few resources spread over this vast region, little attention was given to the territory of Belize until Catholics of
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began publication in September 1979 under Jesuit Fr. Maher, who also initiated the diocesan radio and television apostolates.
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O’Donnell, E. (1986). Pamphlet on the occasion of his death, para. 4, accessed at Jesuit Archives Central United States.
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would come in 1898 specifically to minister to Garifuna communities, and within a century 45 Belizeans had joined these
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in Punta Gorda, with its 30 Maya mission stations and schools. In June 1885 Jesuit Henry Gillett began publication of
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system and its intermingling of politics and religion. While the Spanish pursued the false hope of finding gold in
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began coming four at a time from Mexico and realizing their charism of evangelizing in remote villages, first in
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system and associate it more closely to the American system of accreditation, but the Chamber of Commerce and
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near Orange Walk Town was opened in 1992. It grew out of Muffles High School that originated in 1953. And
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under the care of the English Province of the Jesuits, eleven years before it became the crown colony of
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Behrens, S.F. (January 2013) "The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family." Edward T. Brett (review).
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was opened in 1999. It grew out of Sacred Heart High School which was the first secondary school in
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Historians distinguish at least three periods in the history of the Catholic church in Belize. The
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became auxiliary in 2002 and succeeded Martin in 2007. Due to Wright's failing eyesight, in 2012
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independent of church control. There have been efforts to detach education from the British
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took office on May 13, 2017. Bishop Emeritus Dorick McGowan Wright died on April 15, 2020.
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A large migration of Garifuna had come up the coast from Honduras in 1832, to what became
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Historia de la Provincia de San Vicente de Chiapa y Guatemala de la Orden de Predicadores
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drove out mestizos from the coast. Between 1847 and 1855 thousands of mestizos fled from
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to Hodapp and then in 1983 bishop of the diocese. Martin summoned the first diocesan
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which carries articles on the role of Kriol and other cultures in Belizean Society.
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Antonio worked among them from 1832 to 1836 when he was replaced by Fray Rubio from
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Interview 2002: Charles Woods Sr. with Fr. Leo Weber, SJ, mission superior in 1971.
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Years of Grace: The History of Roman Catholic Evangelization in Belize: 1524-2014.
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Years of Grace: The History of Roman Catholic Evangelization in Belize: 1524-2014.
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when it was raised from vicariate status in 1956. In 1957 he resigned and Bishop
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Jesuit Archives Central & Southern United States, Belize Mission Collection
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from the South, would enlarge the Catholic community in the mid-19th century.
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whose population grew from the timber industry that had moved west along the
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in Western Belize exists for the period 1524 to 1707. Near the Maya site at
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and working toward its implementation in the diocese. He resigned in 1983.
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attended St. Catherine Academy and is author of the award-winning novel
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in Holy Redeemer parish during his long tenure in Belize, 1928 to 1957.
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Permanent parishes among the Maya in west central Belize were begun in
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ministers but Spanish merchants from Yucatan, along with mestizos and
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which saw the rapid spread of mission churches throughout Belize. The
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building was completed. Other parishes followed along the coastline:
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congregation from New Orleans, arrived in 1898 to manage the small
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in 1954. In 1938 at the age of 80 Bishop Murphy retired and Bishop
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ancestry were driven from Yucatan to northern Belize during their
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around Belize City as well as in Dangriga, leaving in 1999. Four
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Pope Pius XII 1942 consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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in Belize. The Boy Scout movement in Belize was introduced by
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Gregory, J.R. "Cooperatives: 'Failures' Versus 'Success.'"
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of Jesuit education on Belizean politics is covered under "
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Spanish conquest of the Maya § Final years of conquest
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Jones, G.D., Kautz, R.R., and Graham, E. (January 1986).
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Order from Springfield, Kentucky, also served in Belize.
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ceased publication in 1905. The current Catholic monthly
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drowned when the boat they were taking to Corozal sank.
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The third and largest migration to Belize followed the
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in the south of Belize. Their ancestry, of African and
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in Belize, in 1851. This marks the beginning of the
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(April 1956). 1952:Rodriguez, P., "We ordain a new Bishop," 1416:(1): pp. 185-187. doi: 10.1353/2913.0061. 807:served at St. Ignatius, St. Vianney, and 616:in New Orleans. On coming to Belize, the 2100: 2098: 1975: 1973: 1971: 1215:(London: Oxford University Press, 1961). 1180:St. Martin de Porres parish, Belize City 160:. Sixty miles to the north of Tipu lies 1475: 1473: 1471: 1469: 1467: 1465: 1324: 1322: 1320: 1318: 1316: 1314: 1312: 1310: 1201: 1121: 440:St. John's College after 1931 hurricane 410:St. John's College at Loyola Park, 1917 1983:. Kingston, Miami: Ian Randle, p. 191. 1832: 1830: 1589: 1587: 1585: 1510: 1508: 1404: 1402: 1343:The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization 1292: 256:Jesuit H. 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Index

History of Roman Catholicism in Belize

Catholic
Belize
congregations
apostolic
Jesuits
bishop
diocesan
Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan
Spanish conquest of the Maya § Final years of conquest

Patronato
Peten
missionaries accompanied them
Yucatan
CobĂĄn
Maya
Xunantunich
Tipu
Lake Petén Itza
Lamanai
Mestizos
Honduras
Mullins River
Belize Town
Fray
Bacalar
Yucatan
Anglican

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