His Eminence Blessed

Aloysius Stepinac
Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb
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ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseZagreb
SeeZagreb
Appointed7 December 1937
Installed1938
Term ended10 February 1960
PredecessorAntun Bauer
SuccessorFranjo Šeper
Orders
Ordination26 October 1930
by Giuseppe Palica
Consecration24 June 1934
by Antun Bauer
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest (no assigned title)
Personal details
Born
Alojzije Viktor Stepinac

(1898-05-08)8 May 1898
Brezarić, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
(now Croatia)
Died10 February 1960(1960-02-10)(aged 61)
Krašić, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
BuriedZagreb Cathedral
NationalityYugoslav
DenominationCatholic (Latin Rite)
ResidenceKrašić
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Archbishop of Nicopsis (1934–1937)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop of Zagreb (1934–1937)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Motto
  • In te, Domine, speravi
  • ("In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped")
Coat of armsAloysius Stepinac's coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day10 February
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified3 October 1998
Marija Bistrica, Croatia
by Pope John Paul II
Attributes
  • Cardinal's attire
  • Palm
  • Crozier
Patronage
  • Croatia
  • Archdiocese of Zagreb
  • Patients
  • Prisoners
  • Priests
  • Students
  • Farmers