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Alojzije Stepinac

His Eminence Blessed Dr.
Aloysius Stepinac
Archbishop of Zagreb
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Aloysius Stepinac
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Zagreb
Diocese Zagreb
See Zagreb
Appointed 7 December 1937
Installed 1938
Term ended 10 February 1960
Predecessor Antun Bauer
Successor Franjo Šeper
Orders
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 (no assigned title)
Personal details
Birth name Alojzije Viktor Stepinac
Born (1898-05-08)8 May 1898
Brezarić near Krašić,
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia,
Austria-Hungary
(modern Croatia)
Died 10 February 1960(1960-02-10) (aged 61)
Krašić, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Buried Zagreb Cathedral
Nationality Croat
Denomination Catholic (Roman Rite)
Residence Krašić
Previous post
  • Titular Archbishop of Nicopsis (1934–1937)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop of Zagreb (1934–1937)
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto
  • In te, Domine, speravi
  • ("I place my trust in you my Lord")
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Sainthood
Feast day 10 February
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Title as Saint Blessed
Beatified 3 October 1998
Marija Bistrica, Croatia
by Pope John Paul II
Attributes
Patronage
Styles of
Aloysius Stepinac
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Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

Aloysius Viktor Stepinac (Croatian: Alojzije Viktor Stepinac, 8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, as well as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his death in 1960, including the fascist rule of the Ustaše over the Axis puppet state the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. He was tried by the communist Yugoslav government after the war and convicted of treason and collaboration with the Ustaše regime. He served his 16-year sentence first in prison, then confined to his home village of Krašić. He was made a cardinal in 1953. In 1998 he was declared a martyr and beatified by Pope John Paul II. His record during World War II, conviction, and his subsequent martyrdom and beatification remain controversial. On 22 July 2016, the Zagreb County Court annulled his post-war conviction due to "gross violations of current and former fundamental principles of substantive and procedural criminal law".

After serving as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army on the Italian Front during World War I, Stepinac was ordained in 1930, and in 1931 became liturgical master of ceremonies to the Archbishop of Zagreb. He established the archdiocesan branch of the charity Caritas later that year, and was appointed coadjutor bishop to the see of Zagreb in 1934. When Archbishop Antun Bauer died on 7 December 1937, Stepinac succeeded him as the Archbishop of Zagreb.


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