Photograph Of Blessed Anton Martin Slomsek Taken In Vienna Austria In 1862 Just Before His Death Photographer Unknown

Blessed Anton Martin Slomsek

Also known as: Anton Martin Slomshek

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

24-Sep

Born

26 November 1800 in Ponikva pri Žalcu, Savinjska, Slovenia

Died

24 September 1862 in Maribor, Podravska, Slovenia of natural causes

Beatified

19 September 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Maribor, Slovenia; the first beatified Slovene

Venerated

31 May 1996 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Anton Martin Slomsek, also known as Anton Martin Slomshek, was born on 26 November 1800 in Ponikva pri Žalcu, Savinjska, Slovenia. He came from a humble peasant family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and dedicated his life to the service of God and the Catholic Church.

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