Franjo Kuharić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFranjo Kuharić
Archibishop of Zagreb and cardinal.
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Place of Birth: Pribić, Zagreb County, Croatia
About Franjo Kuharić
- Franjo Kuharic (15 April 1919 – 11 March 2002) was a Croatian Catholic cardinal, who served as the Archbishop of Zagreb from 1970 until his resignation in 1997.
- The cardinal was often referred to as the "Rock of Croatia" known for his defense of human rights and his urgings of peace and forgiveness during the independence conflict and the Bosnian War.Kuharic was also a vocal supporter of the cause for the canonization of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac (who had ordained him as a priest in 1945) and worked to rehabilitate the image of the cardinal during his episcopate while working towards Stepinac's 1998 beatification held in Zagreb.His cause for canonization commenced on 11 March 2012 and he has been titled as a Servant of God.
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