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József Mindszenty
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Prince Primate, Archbishop of Esztergom, cardinal, and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary
Key facts
- Archdiocese
- Esztergom
- Appointed
- 2 October 1945
- Term ended
- 19 December 1973
- Predecessor
- Jusztinián György Serédi
- Successor
- László Lékai
- Other post
- Cardinal Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1946–1974)
- Previous post
- Bishop of Veszprém (1944–1945)
- Ordination
- 12 June 1915, by János Mikes
- Consecration
- 25 March 1944, by Jusztinián György Serédi
- Created cardinal
- 18 February 1946, by Pope Pius XII
- Rank
- Cardinal priest
- Born
- József Pehm , ( 1892-03-29 ) March 29, 1892, Csehimindszent , Kingdom of Hungary
- Died
- 6 May 1975 (1975-05-06) (aged 83), Vienna , Austria
- Buried
- Esztergom Basilica
- Parents
- József Pehm Borbála Kovács
- Motto
- Pannonia Sacra
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- József
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Csehimindszent
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- József Mindszenty.jpg
- Motto
- Pannonia Sacra
- Significant event
- Hungarian Revolution of 1956
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- place of burial
- Esztergom Basilica
- Commons category
- József Mindszenty
- date of birth
- 1892-01-01
- date of death
- 1975-01-01
- canonization status
- Venerable
- birth name
- Pehm József
- Commons gallery
- József Cardinal Mindszenty
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P8168
- John Sutton
- name in native language
- Mindszenty József
- significant person
- John XXIII
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Encyclopedic overview
József Mindszenty (29 March 1892 – 6 May 1975) was a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Esztergom and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary from 1945 to 1973. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, for five decades "he personified uncompromising opposition to fascism and communism in Hungary".
During World War II, Mindszenty was imprisoned by the pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Party. After the war, he opposed communism and communist persecution in his country. As a result, he was tortured and given a life sentence in a 1949 show trial that generated worldwide condemnation, including a United Nations resolution.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “József Mindszenty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.