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Blessed Petro Pavlo Oros
Blessed Petro Pavlo Oros

Blessed Petro Pavlo Oros

Also known as: Péter Orosz; Petr Oros

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27-Aug

Born

14 July 1917 in Biri, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary

Died

Shot on the night of 27 August 1953 in Sil’tse, Berehove, Ukraine; buried in the militia garage; the location of his body was unknown for 30 years until finally discovered after the testimony of one of the milita

Venerated

5 August 2022 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Petro Pavlo Oros, also known as Péter Orosz or Petr Oros, was born on 14 July 1917 in Biri, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary. He was the son of a Greek Catholic priest and grew up in a devout Catholic family. In 1919, when he was just two years old, his family relocated to Transcarpathia.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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