Father Alphonse Biskup, O.S.B. of St. Procopius Abbey
		Toward the end of World War I, the National Alliance of Czech Catholics (the Svaz)a very influential force in the movement for the independence of Czechoslovakia, sponsored a Catholic chaplain for the Czechoslovak Legion in France. From May 1918 to September 1919 Father Alphonse Biskup of St. Procopius Abbey served with the 21st Regiment of the Armeé Tchécoslovaques (as the French called the Czechoslovak Legion)first at the western front, then in Czechoslovakia until the unit was demobilized when Czechoslovakia was stabilized as an independent nation. Fr. Alphonse was awarded the Croix de Guerre on December 12, 1918.
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	We invite you to read about Fr. Alphonse in Fr. James Flint's article "A Chaplain in the Czech Legion: Rev Alphonse Biskup, O.S.B., 1918-19" that was published in the March-December, 2002 issue of the American Benedictine Review (volume 53, no. 2, pages 175-192)