Blessed Valeriu Traian Frentiu
Also known as: Valerio Traiano Frentiu
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 11
Born
April 25, 1875
Died
July 11, 1952
Beatified
2 June 2019 by Pope Francis
Venerated
19 March 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Valeriu Traian Frentiu, also known as Valerio Traiano Frentiu, was a prominent figure in the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church. He was born on 25 April 1875 in Resita, Caras-Severin, Romania. After receiving his education in theology, he was ordained a priest in the Romanian Greek-Catholic Rite on 28 September 1898.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2019-06-02 by 2 June 2019 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Câmpia Libertății in Blaj, Romania
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