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| + | '''Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty''' (1892 - 1975) was a [[Hungarian]] [[Catholic]] persecuted and imprisoned first by the [[Nazis]] and then by the [[Communists]] based on his [[faith]]. Today his legacy is carried on by the [[Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation]]. |
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| − | <div style="font-size:3000px; color:cyan; position:fixed; background-color:#BA0000; padding:2px 2px 2px; margin-left:-190px; z-index:100">â˜</div>'''Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty''' (1892 - 1975) was a [[Hungarian]] [[Catholic]] persecuted and imprisoned first by the [[Nazis]] and then by the [[Communists]] based on his [[faith]]. Today his legacy is carried on by the [[Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation]].
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| | Mindszenty was ordained to the [[priest|priesthood]] on the [[Feast of the Sacred heart of Jesus]] on June 12, 1915 and, after serving faithfully for almost thirty years, was consecrated [[Bishop]] of Veszprem on March 25, 1944. From November 27, 1944 to April 20, 1945, he was imprisoned by the Nazis. | | Mindszenty was ordained to the [[priest|priesthood]] on the [[Feast of the Sacred heart of Jesus]] on June 12, 1915 and, after serving faithfully for almost thirty years, was consecrated [[Bishop]] of Veszprem on March 25, 1944. From November 27, 1944 to April 20, 1945, he was imprisoned by the Nazis. |
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| | Upon the request of [[Pope Paul VI]], Cardinal Mindszenty, then almost 80, was allowed to depart from his country of Hungary, still occupied by the Communists, on September 29, 1971. He settled in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] and died there at the age of 83 a few years later. | | Upon the request of [[Pope Paul VI]], Cardinal Mindszenty, then almost 80, was allowed to depart from his country of Hungary, still occupied by the Communists, on September 29, 1971. He settled in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] and died there at the age of 83 a few years later. |
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| − | Today, Cardinal Mindszenty is buried in the Church of the Assumption, the [[Basilica of Esztergom]], Hungary. Pilgrims visit there daily and pray for his intercession in their needs. | + | Today, Cardinal Mindszenty is buried in the Church of the Assumption, the Basilica of Esztergom, Hungary. Pilgrims visit there daily and pray for his intercession in their needs. |
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