László Batthyány-Strattmann [SEP] canonization status
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The beatification process was begun in 1944 as a joint effort of the Archbishop of Vienna (Austria) and the bishop of Szombathely (Hungary). The process became forgotten for some time afterwards, before it was taken up again in 1982 due to the initiative of the bishop of Eisenstadt (Austria), Stefan László. On July 11, 1992, László Batthyány-Strattmann was declared a Venerable - a necessary step for beatification. He was beatified on March 23, 2003 by Pope John Paul II. Five years
László Batthyány-Strattmann
The Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann (; October 28, 1870 – January 22, 1931) was a Hungarian aristocrat and physician. Until 1914, he was known as László Batthyány. A devout Roman Catholic, he became known as the "doctor of the poor" and was beatified by the church in 2003.
Early life.
László Batthyány - Strattmann was born on 28 October 1870, in Dunakiliti, Austria-Hungary, into a very old Hungarian aristocratic family, the sixth of ten brothers