Bratislava in Bratislava I, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia — Central Europe
Sister Veronika Theresia Rácková
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 12, 2022
1. Sister Veronika Marker
„Nemôžem opustit ludí v Sudáne, lebo ich milujem.”
MUDr. VERONIKA THERESIA RÁCKOVÁ, SSpS
1958-2016
Na pamiatku reholnej sestry z Misijnej kongregácie služobníc Ducha Svätého,ktorá pri prevoze pacientov obetovala svoj život a 20. mája 2016 zomrela na následky strelných poranení. V tejto budove pred odchodom do Južného Sudánu absolvovala kurz tropickej medicíny.
(English translation:)
"I cannot leave the people of Sudan because I love them."
Holy Spirit Missionary Sister Veronika Theresia Rácková
1958-2016
In memory of a religious sister from the Missionary Congregation of Servants of the Holy Spirit, who sacrificed her life while transporting patients and died on May 20, 2016, as a result of gunshot wounds. She completed a tropical medicine course in this building before going to South Sudan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is May 20, 2016.
Location. 48° 8.951′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Liberation of Bratislava (1919) (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); A Bolo Svetlo / Let There Be Light (about 210 meters away); Memorial of the Velvet Revolution (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Agatha Toott Borlobaschin Witch Burning Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Jozef Murgaš (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Franz Schmidt (1874 - 1939) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Nežná Revolúcia / Velvet Revolution (approx. half a kilometer away); Vladimír J. Žuffa (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bratislava.
Also see . . .
1. Missionary nun slain in South Sudan (catholicculture.org).
Excerpt: A Slovak missionary nun was buried in Lutaya, South Sudan, on May 27, a week after she died of gunshot wounds….Sister Veronika Theresia Racková, a medical doctor and member of the Missionary Congregation of the Servants of the Holy Spirit, was shot while taking an expectant mother to a hospital.(Submitted on December 24, 2022.)
2. Veronika Terézia Racková (Wikipedia, Slovak).
Excerpt (in translation): MUDr. Veronika Terézia Racková SSpS (* January 8, 1958 , Bánov , Czechoslovakia(Submitted on December 24, 2022.)- † May 20, 2016 , Nairobi , Kenya ) was a doctor, a sister of the Missionary Congregation of Servants of the Holy Spirit (verbist) and a Slovak missionary in South Sudan…. As a leading doctor, she worked at the St. Bakhites in the city of Yei. She provided nursing and health care mainly for people with HIV and AIDS , also for people with various disabilities. Together with the nurses, they renovated the buildings and purchased equipment for the infectious disease and psychiatric departments. She opened a treatment program for mentally disabled people and for patients with epilepsy….Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 12, 20222. Sister Veronika MarkerThe marker is visible here below the large banner-mural.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
