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Blessed Özséb Of Esztergom
Blessed Özséb Of Esztergom

Blessed Özséb Of Esztergom

Also known as: Esztergomi Boldog Özséb; Euzebiusz z Ostrzyhomia; Eusebius von Gran; Eusebius of Esztergom

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 20

Died

January 20, 1270

Beatified

A popular devotion existed for centuries

Biography

Blessed Özséb of Esztergom, also known as Esztergomi Boldog Özséb, Euzebiusz z Ostrzyhomia, Eusebius von Gran, and Eusebius of Esztergom, was born around the year 1200 in Esztergom, Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary. He hailed from a wealthy Hungarian noble family and from an early age demonstrated remarkable intelligence and a strong faith. Even as a child, Özséb displayed a preference for solitude, prayer, and contemplation.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2004-11-16 by A popular devotion existed for centuries; 16 November 2004 (approval of liturgical date by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments); 8 February 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI (cultus confirmation)

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