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Biography of József Mindszenty, CardinalName: József Mindszenty, CardinalBirth Date: March 29, 1892 Death Date: May 6, 1975 Place of Birth: Mindszent, Hungary Nationality: Hungarian Gender: Male Occupations: cardinal József Mindszenty, Cardinal József Cardinal Mindszenty (1892-1975), primate of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948 for his opposition to secularization of Catholic schools and his refusal to recognize the new government. Freed in 1956, he sought refuge at the American embassy after the Soviet invasion of Hungary. He left the country in 1971.József Mindszenty was born on March 29, 1892, in Mindszent in western Hungary. His parents owned a farm and raised wine grapes and other crops. His father had been village magistrate and head of the parish council and of the school committee. During his school years, Mindszenty was active in the Catholic Youth Movement. After his graduation he entered the seminary in Szombathely. He was ordained a priest on June 12, 1915, and became assistant to the pastor of Felsöpàny. During this period his book on spiritual problems, Az Édesanya (The Mother), was published. In 1917 he was …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…until September 29, 1971. Then he left the country and, after a visit to Rome, settled in Vienna. He made several trips, including one to the United States. He died on May 6, 1975. Further Reading Cardinal Mindszenty's autobiography, Memoirs (1974), contains texts of his letters, statements, appeals, sermons, speeches, and other selected documents. Cardinal Mindszenty Speaks (1949), an authorized white book, provides a translation of papers selected from those sent from Hungary by Cardinal Mindszenty. Mindszenty, Jozsef Cardinal: "... the world's most orphaned nation" (1962) presents selected writings of Cardinal Mindszenty. Additional information can be found in George Nauman Shuster, In Silence I Speak: the Story of Cardinal Mindszenty Today and of Hungary's "New Order" (1956) and in Stephen K. Swift, The Cardinal's Story: The Life and Work of Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty (1950). Cardinal Mindszenty: confessor and martyr of our time, Chicester: Aid to the Church in Need (UK); Chulmleigh: Augustine, 1979.Mindszenty, József, Memoirs, New York: Macmillan, 1974. |