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Blessed Zoltan Lajos Meszlényi

Blessed Zoltan Lajos Meszlényi

Blessed Zoltán Lajos Meszlényi

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4-Mar

Born

2 January 1892 in Hatvan, Heves, Hungary

Died

4 March 1951 in Kistarcsa, Gödölloi, Hungary

Beatified

1 November 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition Mass celebrated in the cathedral of Esztergom, Hungary

Venerated

3 July 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Zoltán Lajos Meszlényi was born on 2 January 1892 in Hatvan, Heves, Hungary, as the second of five children in a devoutly Catholic family. His father was a school teacher and principal, which ensured that Zoltán grew up in an environment rooted in education and faith.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2009-11-01 by 1 November 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition Mass celebrated in the cathedral of Esztergom, Hungary

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