Roman Catholic Diocese of Banja Luka - Saints, Blesseds & Venerables of Banja Luka

Saints, Blesseds & Venerables of Banja Luka

  • Blessed Ivan Merz – Bosnian-Croatian lay academic, beatified by Pope John Paul II on a visit at Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 23, 2003. Ivan Merz promoted the liturgical movement in Croatia and together with Ivo Protulipac created a movement for the young people, “The Croatian union of the Eagles” (“Hrvatski orlovski savez)”, inspired by the “Eucharistic Crusade,” which he had encountered in France.
Stages of canonization in the Catholic Church
Servant of God → Venerable → Blessed → Saint

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