Blessed Charles I Of Austria

Blessed Charles Of Austria

Also known as: Charles of Habsburg; Carlo d’Austria; Karl I von Österreich; Karl IV von Österreich

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21 October; 1 April on some calendars

Born

17 August 1887 in Persenbeug Castle, Melk, Lower Austria

Died

1 April 1922 at Funchal, Madeira, Portugal of pneumonia

Beatified

3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II; his beatification miracle involved the cure of metastatic breast cancer in a Baptist women from Kissimmee, Florida

Venerated

12 April 2003 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Charles of Austria, also known as Charles of Habsburg, Karl IV von Österreich, or Carlo d’Austria, was born on 17 August 1887 in Persenbeug Castle, Melk, Lower Austria. He was the son of Archduke Otto and Princess Maria Josephine of Saxony, and a great-nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph I. From a young age, Charles received a strong Catholic education and developed a deep devotion to the Holy Eucharist and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2004-10-03 by 3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II; his beatification miracle involved the cure of metastatic breast cancer in a Baptist women from Kissimmee, Florida