Ivan Merz [SEP] canonization status
, 1928 with a reputation of a saint. His shrine is located in the Basilica of the Heart of Jesus in Zagreb, Croatia. The canonization cause started in 1958.
Pope John Paul II beatified him in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on June 22, 2003, and put him as an example of Christian life to the young and lay believers. The Postulator of the Cause is Fr. Bozidar Nagy, SJ.
Legacy.
After the death of the blessed Ivan Merz, 10 May 1928,
prayed at Stadler's grave.
The process for Stadler's canonization began in Sarajevo on 20 June 2002.
See also.
- Antun Mahnić
- Ivan Merz