Feast March 4
Blessed Zoltán Meszlényi
Blessed · Martyr, patron of Catholic Action · Feast March 4
Biography
Zoltán Lajos Meszlényi was a Hungarian Catholic bishop, born in Hatvan on 2 January 1892. He died in prison on 4 March 1951 at Kistarcsa, Hungary. His death is recognised as martyrdom by the Catholic Church. He was beatified on 31 October 2009.
Feast day
March 4
Patronage
- Catholic Action
- bishops
- prisoners
Birth date
2 January 1892
Death date
1951-03-04
Canonization status
Beatified
Feast month
3
Wikidata qid
Q545358
Feast day of month
4