Blessed Szilárd István Bogdánffy
Feast Day
3-Oct
Born
21 February 1911 in Crna Bara, Coka, Hungary (in modern Serbia)
Died
3 October 1953 in Nagyenyed (Aiud), Alba, Romania of pneumonia
Beatified
30 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification recognition presided over by Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
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.
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