Ivan Merz
Ivan Merz | |
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 Blessed Ivan Merz | |
| Layman | |
| Born | 16 December 1896 Banja Luka, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 10 May 1928 (aged 31) Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 June 2003, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 10 May |
| Patronage | Youth |
Ivan Merz (16 December 1896 – 10 May 1928) was a Croatian lay academic, beatified by Pope John Paul II on a visit at Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 22, 2003. Ivan Merz promoted the liturgical movement in Croatia and together with Ivo Protulipac created a movement for the young people, “The Croatian union of the Eagles” (“Hrvatski orlovski savez)”, inspired by the “Eucharistic Crusade,” which he had encountered in France.
Legacy in the Philippines[]
The Director of the Confraternity, Dave Ceasar Dela Cruz was elected as the Vice Postulator of the Cause for the Canonization of Blessed Ivan Merz [1] on 19 March 2008 by the Vatican through the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
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