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Blessed Szilárd István Bogdánffy

Blessed Szilárd István Bogdánffy

Blessed Szilárd István Bogdánffy

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

October 3

Born

February 21, 1911

Died

October 3, 1953

Beatified

30 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

27 March 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Szilárd István Bogdánffy, born on 21 February 1911 in Crna Bara, Coka, Hungary (in modern Serbia), was the son of teachers. He displayed a passion for learning at an early age and went on to study philosophy and theology at the prestigious Peter Pazmany University of Budapest, Hungary.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2010-10-30 by 30 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification recognition presided over by Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

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