Alojzije Stepinac

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Alojzije Stepinac was a Croatian Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Zagreb, known for his controversial role during World War II and later venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church.

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instanceOf Catholic cardinal
Catholic martyr
human
appointedBy Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED
beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED
burialPlace Zagreb Cathedral NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
commemoratedBy monuments and churches in Croatia
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
controversialSubjectOf historical debates about role in the Independent State of Croatia
convictedBy communist authorities of Yugoslavia
convictedOf collaboration with the enemy
countryOfBirth Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Croatia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
dateOfBeatification 1998-10-03
dateOfBirth 1898-05-08
dateOfDeath 1960-02-10
educatedAt Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum NERFINISHED
Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED
elevatedToCardinalBy Pope Pius XII NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Croats NERFINISHED
familyName Stepinac NERFINISHED
givenName Alojzije NERFINISHED
hasFeastDay February 10
honorificTitle Blessed
imprisonedIn Lepoglava prison NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Croatian
Latin
laterResidence house arrest in Krašić
memberOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb NERFINISHED
militaryService Austro-Hungarian Army NERFINISHED
notableFor opposition to communist regime in Yugoslavia
role during World War II in the Independent State of Croatia
trial and imprisonment by communist authorities
veneration as a martyr by the Catholic Church
occupation Catholic priest
theologian
placeOfBeatification Marija Bistrica NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Brezarić NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Krašić NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Zagreb NERFINISHED
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Zagreb NERFINISHED
sentence long-term imprisonment and forced residence
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

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