Miroslav Bulešić

Blessed Miroslav Bulešić

Personal details
Born	13 May 1920 Zabroni near Sanvincenti, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 August 1947(1947-08-24) (aged 27) Lanišće, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Sainthood
Feast day	24 August
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Title as Saint	Martyr
Beatified	28 September 2013 Pula Arena, Pula, Croatia by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Shrines	Svetvinčenat, Croatia

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Miroslav Bulešić (13 May 1920 – 24 August 1947) was a Croatian Catholic priest. He studied in Rome before being recalled to his native Istria where he was ordained in 1943 during World War II prior to two parish postings where he became a vocal critic of communism. He renewed his parishes through well-organized pastoral activities and was a promoter of frequent sacramental reception. But his criticism of communism saw him make enemies who soon killed him.

He was beatified in Pula, Croatia on 28 September 2013 on the recognition of the fact that he was killed in odium fidei ("in hatred of the faith"); Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the beatification on the behalf of Pope Francis.