Ivan Merz

Ivan Merz (16 December 1896 10 May 1928) was a Croatian lay academic, beatified by Pope John Paul II on a visit at Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 22, 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.


Ivan Merz
Blessed Ivan Merz
Layman
Born(1896-12-16)16 December 1896
Banja Luka, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Died(1928-05-10)10 May 1928
Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 June 2003, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina by Pope John Paul II
Feast10 May
PatronageYouth

Legacy in the Philippines

The Director of the Confraternity, Dave Ceasar Dela Cruz was elected as the Vice Postulator of the Cause for the Canonization of Blessed Ivan Merz [1] on 19 March 2008 by the Vatican through the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

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