József Samassa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

József Samassa

Hungarian priest

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1828

Place of Birth: Zlaté Moravce, Nitra Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1912

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

József Samassa (30 September 1828 – 20 August 1912) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Eger from 1873 until his death.
He served as a professor after his ordination and later served as Bishop of Szepes (Spiš), before he was elevated to the Archbishopric of Eger.
Pope Pius X named him a cardinal in 1905 as the Cardinal-Priest of San Marco; he received that title twelve months later.