Cardinal alojzije stepinac biography of martin
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Aloysius Stepinac
Croatian Latin Catholic cardinal (1898–1960)
Blessed Aloysius Stepinac | |
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| Church | Catholic Church (Latin Church) |
| Archdiocese | Zagreb |
| See | Zagreb |
| Appointed | 7 December 1937 |
| Installed | 1938 |
| Term ended | 10 February 1960 |
| Predecessor | Antun Bauer |
| Successor | Franjo Šeper |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo alla Regola |
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| Ordination | 26 October 1930 by Giuseppe Palica |
| Consecration | 24 June 1934 by Antun Bauer |
| Created cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Born | Alojzije Viktor Stepinac (1898-05-08)8 May 1898 Brezarić, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 10 February 1960(1960-02-10) (aged 61) Krašić, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Buried | Zagreb Cathedral |
| Residence | Krašić |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
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| Feast day | 10 February |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 October 1998 Marija Bistrica, Croatia by Pope John Paul II |
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A commission of Croatian and Serbian experts studying Blessed Alojzije Stepinac's life said they were unable to reach a conclusion on questions regarding the controversial martyr's history.
Although the work allowed for "a better understanding," the commission said that aspects of the cardinal's life "are still subject to various interpretations."
"In the case of Cardinal Stepinac, the prevalent interpretations given by Catholic Croats and Orthodox Serbs remain divergent," said a message written by the commission and released by the Vatican July 13.
While Cardinal Stepinac remains a national hero for Croats, he is still considered a highly controversial figure for Serbian Orthodox and some Jewish groups, who have accused him of being a Nazi sympathizer.
The commission, which held its sixth and final meeting July 12-13, is made up of representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church in Croatia and the Vatican. It was created at the request of Pope Francis.
Before World War II, Blessed Stepinac was noted for helping Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. Though he welcomed the independent, pro-Nazi Croatian state declared in 1941, he later protested the puppet regime's genocidal policies and atrocities committed against Serbs, Jews and Gy
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