by Communication Cont | Sep 26, 2021 | Blessed Venerable and Servants of God, News
JÁN HAVLÍK (1928-1965) Ján Havlík was born 12 February 1928 in Vlékovany near Skalica (now Dubovce) in the family of a poor worker, Karol Havlík and his wife Justina née Pollékova. In his handwritten curriculum vitae, we read, “Because I wanted to continue my studies,...
by Communication Cont | Sep 24, 2021 | Blessed Venerable and Servants of God, News
VICENTE QUERALT LLORET AND 20 COMPANIONS We list here 21 martyrs who were victims of the fierce religious persecution that in the mid-1930s presumed to eliminate the Church of Spain. Their martyrdom, like that of other priests, sisters, brothers, and lay people, is a...
by Communication Cont | Sep 22, 2021 | Blessed Venerable and Servants of God, News
FRANCISCUS HUBERTUS SCHRAVEN, CM, AND COMPANIONS (1873-1937) The Servant of God, Franciscus Hubertus Schraven, was born in Lottum (a hamlet within the municipality of Grubbenvorst, Province of Limbourg, Netherlands) on 13 October 1873. On 30 September 1894, Frans...
by Communication Cont | Sep 20, 2021 | Blessed Venerable and Servants of God, News
JANEZ STRAŠEK, CM(1906-1947) Born in Slake on 11 December 1906, to Janez and Maria Mlaker, a family of fervent Christians. He had two brothers and two sisters. He attended elementary school from 1913 to 1920 in Podčetrtek, his native land. He went to high school in...
by Communication Cont | Sep 18, 2021 | Blessed Venerable and Servants of God, News
JACQUES-ÉMILE SONTAG, CM (1869-1918) He was born on 16 June 1869 in Dinsheim sur Bruche. At the age of 14, he decided to become a missionary and to join the Congregation of the Mission, founded by Saint Vincent de Paul. Ordained a priest at the age of 26, he was sent...
by Communication Cont | Sep 16, 2021 | Blessed Venerable and Servants of God, News
EMILIO LISSÓN CHÁVES (Peru 1872 – Spain 1961) Emilio Juan Francisco Trinidad Lissón Cháves was born on 24 May 1872 in Arequipa (Peru). From a young age, he felt called to follow priestly ministry as a member of the Congregation of the Mission. In 1892, he was sent to...
