Anton Martin Slomšek
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Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death.[1] He served also as an author and poet as well as a staunch advocate of the nation's culture. He served in various parishes as a simple priest prior to his becoming a bishop in which his patriotic activism increased to a higher degree since he advocated writing and the need for education. He penned textbooks for schools including those that he himself opened and he was a vocal supporter of ecumenism and led efforts to achieve greater dialogue with other faiths with an emphasis on the Eastern Orthodox Church.[2][3]
His Excellency Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek | |
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Bishop of Lavant | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Lavant |
See | Lavant |
Appointed | 30 May 1846 |
Installed | 4 September 1859 |
Term ended | 24 September 1862 |
Predecessor | Franz Xaver Kuttnar |
Successor | Jakob Ignaz Maximilian Stepišnik |
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Ordination | 8 September 1824 |
Consecration | 5 July 1846 by Friedrich Joseph Cölestin zu von Schwarzenburg |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Anton Martin Slomšek (1800-11-26)26 November 1800 |
Died | 24 September 1862(1862-09-24) (aged 61) Maribor, Styria, Austrian Empire (modern Slovenia) |
Motto | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam animarumque salutem ("For the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls") |
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Sainthood | |
Feast day | 24 September |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 19 September 1999 Maribor, Slovenia by Pope John Paul II |
Attributes | Episcopal attire |
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His beatification had its origins in the 1930s, when petitions were lodged for a formal cause to commence; this all culminated on 19 September 1999, when Pope John Paul II presided over the late bishop's beatification in Maribor.