1883–1972

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 20, 1883, Náv­sí, Czech­ia.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 8, 1972, Cie­szyn, Po­land.

Buried: Cmentarz Ew­an­gel­ic­ko (Lu­ther­an Ce­me­te­ry), Cieszyn, Po­land.

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Biography

Sikora was a Po­lish Lu­ther­an pas­tor, teach­er, re­vi­val­ist and song­writ­er.

He worked in con­gre­ga­tions in Dorn­feld (now Ter­no­pillja, Ukraine), Náv­sí and Cie­szyn. His pas­sion was ser­vice to the poor and dis­abled.

He helped pre­pare ma­ny Po­lish ev­an­ge­li­cal song­books, and wrote or trans­lat­ed al­most 500 songs and hymns.

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