Blessed Lojze Grozde

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• 1 January

Also known as

• Alojzij Grozde

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Lay man in the Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Martyred by Communist partisans.

Born

• 27 May 1923 in Tržišce, Zgornje Vodale, Slovenia

Died

• martyred on 1 January 1943 in Mirna, Trebnje, Slovenia

Venerated

• 27 March 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 13 June 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
• recognition celebrated at Celje Slovenia

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Lojze, contact
     Rev. Igor Luzar
     Nadškofija Ljubljana Ordinariat
     Ciril-Metodov trg 4
     p. p. 1990
     1001 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Primorski panterji

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Lojze Grozde”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 june 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-lojze-grozde/>