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His return home saw him go back to where he studied as a priest and he taught dogmatic theological studies from 1897. He was made its prefect of studies and held the post until 1897 to 1900 and then later its vice-rector in 1927 until he was made the rector in 1928; he resigned all posts after a bout
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beatification in the affirmative. His writings received full approval on 3 May 1974 - thus incorporated into the cause - as a means of evaluating his beliefs and to ensure his writings did not conflict with the magisterium of the
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to the priesthood on 20 July 1892 and was then positioned in Polna where he was stationed for fifteen months - garnering a reputation as a gifted preacher - until being sent for further studies at the
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