Blessed Iuliu Hossu
Feast Day
28 May; 2 June as one of the Blessed Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishops
Born
30 January 1885 in Milas, Bistrita-Nasaud, archdiocese of Fagaras e Alba Julia, Romania
Died
9 a.m. on 28 May 1970 at Coletina Hospital in Bucharest, Romania; buried in the Bellu Catholic Cemetery, Bucharest; re-interred in his permanent tomb in the the same cemetery on 7 December 1982
Beatified
2 June 2019 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Câmpia Libertății in Blaj, Romania
Venerated
19 March 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Iuliu Hossu, also known as Blessed Julius Hossu, was born on 30 January 1885 in Milas, Bistrita-Nasaud, in the archdiocese of Fagaras si Alba Iulia, Romania. He was the son of Ioan Hossu and Victoria Mariutiu.
Cause for Canonization
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