Summary

Pastor Marián Kuffa from Žakoviec near Kežmark built an incredible community made up of homeless people, prostitutes, former prisoners, abandoned children and people without families. This place in the village of Žakovce is an island of purity and hope in this world. The life story of the charismatic engineer Mariano was varied. He went through many occupations and professions such as mountaineer, karate practitioner, agricultural engineer, horse lover and finally Roman Catholic priest at the old parish in Žakovce, from which he managed to build something incredible since 1992. This place attracts believers and non-believers of all ages, not only from Slovakia and the Czech Republic.