Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann
| László Batthyány-Strattmann | |
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| Blessed | |
| Born | October 28, 1870 Dunakiliti, Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
January 22, 1931 (aged 60) Vienna, Austria |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | March 23, 2003, Vatican by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | January 22 |
The Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann (German: Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann; born October 28, 1870 in Dunakiliti, Austria-Hungary, died January 22, 1931 in Vienna, Austria) was a Hungarian aristocrat and physician. A devout Catholic, he became known as the "doctor of the poor" and was beatified by the church in 2003.
László Batthyány - Strattmann was born on 28 October 1870 in Dunakiliti, Hungary, into a very old Hungarian aristocratic family, the sixth of ten brothers. The family moved to Austria in 1876. His childhood was marred by the fact that his father left his family and converted to Protestantism in order to marry another woman. Ladislaus' mother died when he was twelve years old.
According to the will of his father, he first prepared himself to care for the vast property of the Batthyánys. He first studied agriculture in Vienna, later also a great number of other subjects, including chemistry, philosophy and music. In this chaotic period in his life, he also fathered an illegitimate daughter.
Batthyány became a student of medicine in 1896, and obtained his degree in 1900. He trained as a general practitioner, but soon specialized in surgery and later, in ophthalmology. This period was also accompanied by a renewal of his religious faith. At this time, he met Countess Maria Theresia Coreth zu Coredo und Starkenberg, a devout Roman Catholic, whom he married on November 10, 1898 in Vienna. The couple had 13 children.
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