Blessed Alojzije Viktor Stepinac
Also known as: Aloysius Stepinac
Feast Day
10-Feb
Born
8 May 1898 at Brezaric, Krasic, Croatia as Alojzije Viktor Stepinac
Died
10 February 1960 at Krasic, Croatia; suffered from polycythemia rubra vera, thrombosis of the leg and bronchial catarrh, but may have been poisoned as arsenic was found in his bones during the beatification examination
Beatified
3 October 1998 by Pope John Paul II at Marija Bistrica, Croatia
Venerated
3 July 1998 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Alojzije Viktor Stepinac, also known as Aloysius Stepinac, was born on 8 May 1898 in the village of Brezaric, Krasic, Croatia. He was raised in a devout Catholic family, his parents being Josip and Barbara Stepinac. After graduating high school in 1916, he served as a soldier in the Austrian army during World War I, fighting in various locations in Italy. Following the collapse of the front in September 1918, he was imprisoned but later released and demobilized in December 1918.
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