RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aloysius Stepinac

1898 - 1960

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Aloysius Viktor Stepinac (Croatian: Alojzije Viktor Stepinac, 8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a Croat prelate of the Catholic Church. Made a cardinal in 1953, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his death, a period which included the fascist rule of the genocidal Ustaše regime with the support of the Axis powers from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. He was tried by the communist Yugoslav government after the war and convicted of treason and collaboration with the Ustaše regime. The trial was depicted in the West as a typical communist "show trial", and was described by The New York Times as biased against Stepinac. However, John Van Antwerp Fine Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aloysius Stepinac is the 714th most popular religious figure (down from 683rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Croatia and the 4th most popular Croatian Religious Figure.

Aloysius Stepinac was a Croatian archbishop who was tried for war crimes in Yugoslavia. He was found guilty and condemned to sixteen years in prison.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aloysius Stepinac ranks 714 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Ibn Hisham, Je Tsongkhapa, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Evagrius Ponticus, and Joseph of Cupertino. After him are Ignatios of Constantinople, Tarasios of Constantinople, Alessandro Farnese, Anatolius of Constantinople, Ivo of Kermartin, and Ludmila of Bohemia.

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Among people born in 1898, Aloysius Stepinac ranks 39. Before him are René Clair, Georges Dumézil, Curzio Malaparte, Willy Messerschmitt, Joseph Murphy, and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois. After him are Peng Dehuai, Kenji Mizoguchi, Lionel Robbins, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Héctor Scarone, and Konrad Henlein. Among people deceased in 1960, Aloysius Stepinac ranks 19. Before him are A. L. Kroeber, Fausto Coppi, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, Walter Baade, and Antonie Pannekoek. After him are Igor Kurchatov, Ernst von Dohnányi, J. L. Austin, Ana Pauker, Clara Haskil, and August Kopff.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Aloysius Stepinac ranks 20 out of 700. Before him are Laura Antonelli (1941), Franz von Suppé (1819), Joanna II of Naples (1373), Frano Selak (1929), Andrija Mohorovičić (1857), and Luka Modrić (1985). After him are Crispus (305), Svetozar Boroević (1856), Rade Šerbedžija (1946), Mario Andretti (1940), Alida Valli (1921), and Georg von Trapp (1880).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Croatia

Among religious figures born in Croatia, Aloysius Stepinac ranks 4. Before him are Pope John IV (600), Pope Caius (250), and Saint Marinus (275). After him are Margaret of Hungary (1242), Josip Bozanić (1949), Pavle, Serbian Patriarch (1914), Franjo Šeper (1905), George Martinuzzi (1482), Julian of Antioch (231), Quirinus of Sescia (300), and Marko Krizin (1589).

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