Aloysius Stepinac
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His Eminence Blessed Dr. Aloysius Stepinac |
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Aloysius Stepinac
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| 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 |
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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 (no assigned title) |
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| Birth name | Alojzije Viktor Stepinac |
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8 May 1898 Brezarić near Krašić, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (modern Croatia) |
| Died | 10 February 1960 (aged 61) Krašić, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Buried | Zagreb Cathedral |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Residence | Krašić |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
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| 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 |
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| 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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