Ivan Merz | |
|---|---|
 Blessed Ivan Merz | |
| Born | 16 December 1896 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 10 May 1928 (aged 31) Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 June 2003, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 10 May |
| Influences | Ljubomir Maraković |
| Influenced | Marica Stanković,[1] Uskrs fest[2] |
| Major works | Dnevnik (Diary) Zlatna knjiga (Golden Book) |
Ivan Merz (16 December 1896 − 10 May 1928) was a Catholic layman from Bosnia and important supporter of the Catholic Church in Croatia. Merz promoted the Liturgical Movement in Croatia and together with Ivo Protulipac, he established a movement for the young people, Hrvatski orlovski savez ("The Croatian Union of the Eagles"), inspired by the Eucharistic Crusade, which he had encountered in France. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.
- ^ Tuškan 1997, p. 316.
- ^ "Uskrsfest". ivanmerz.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2024.