Cardinal Mindszenty Card

JOSEPH CARDINAL MINDSZENTY

Joseph Mindszenty was born in Hungary on March 29, 1892. He was ordained to the priesthood on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 12, 1915, and was consecrated Bishop of Veszprem on March 25, 1944. From November 27, 1944 to April 20, 1945, he was imprisoned by the Nazis. Pope Pius XII appointed him Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary on October 2, 1945. Just a few months later, on February 18, 1946, the Holy Father raised him to the Cardinalate. As Pope Pius XII placed the Cardinal's hat on his head, the Pope said: "Among the thirty-two, you will be the first to suffer the martyrdom whose symbol this red color is."

When the Communists arrested Cardinal Mindszenty in Budapest on December 26, 1948, his twenty-three long years of persecution, suffering and enforced isolation began. Throughout his ordeals, he was unwavering in his faith, hope, and love of God. Upon the request of Pope Paul VI, Cardinal Mindszenty departed from his country of Hungary, still occupied by the Communists, on September 29, 1971, and settled in Vienna, Austria. He died there on May 6, 1975 and is buried in the Basillica of Our Lady, Esztergom, Hungary. At the final entombment Cardinal Mindszenty's body was found to be preserved.

  
Those who obtain favors through the intercession of His Eminence Joseph
Cardinal Mindszenty may notify the Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation.
Copies of his prayer card and more information can be obtained from:

Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation
7800 Bonhomme Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63105 USA