Modrý kríž
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Modrý kríž was a "teetotalers' society" originating in Stará Turá
, Slovakia
at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. It was founded by sisters Kristína Royová
and Mária Royová
and initiated a movement in the spiritual, cultural and social life of the mainly peasant people of the surrounding region who traditionally belonged to the Lutheran Church.
The society encouraged its members to become born-again Christians by means of everyday prayers and Bible
study, while forbidding the consumption of alcohol, smoking, playing cards and dice
, blasphemous speech, and obsessions of a sexual or other kind.
The sisters were also active as authors and in charitable work
.
Stará Turá
Stará Turá is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.-Geography:It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. It was founded by sisters Kristína Royová
Kristína Royová
Kristína Royová was Slovak Protestant activist, thinker, revivalist, novelist and poet....
and Mária Royová
Mária Royová
Mária Royová was a Slovak Protestant activist, charity worker and songwriter.She and her sister Kristína Royová founded the Blue Cross Organization and diaconical centre in Stará Turá.-References:...
and initiated a movement in the spiritual, cultural and social life of the mainly peasant people of the surrounding region who traditionally belonged to the Lutheran Church.
The society encouraged its members to become born-again Christians by means of everyday prayers and Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
study, while forbidding the consumption of alcohol, smoking, playing cards and dice
Dice
A die is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers...
, blasphemous speech, and obsessions of a sexual or other kind.
The sisters were also active as authors and in charitable work
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
.