Josip Stadler
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Josip Stadler was a Croatian
priest, the first modern archbishop of Vrhbosna
and the founded of the religious order of the Servants of the Infant Jesus . He is a candidate for sainthood.
Stadler was born in Slavonski Brod
in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
, Austria
in what is today modern Croatia
. Early in life he lost his parents. He was taken care of by the Oršić family. He started his education in Slavonski Brod, and continued it in Požega
and Zagreb
where he attended gymnasium. In Rome
he attended the Pontifical Gregorian University
where he attained a doctorate in philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest in Rome in 1868 and returned to Zagreb. He was a gymnasium professor at a seminary and later a university professor at the Catholic Theology Faculty in Zagreb.
In 1881, the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina was reformed after hundreds of years of obstructive Ottoman-rule. Pope Leo XIII
named Stadler as the first archbishop of Vrhbosna in Sarajevo
. He worked in faith, culture and national fields. Under his direction, the Cathedral of Jesus' Heart
was built, along with the seminary and church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. In Travnik
he helped build the gymnasium and seminary, as well as many churches and women's seminaries throughout the country.
He founded the women's order of the Servants of the Infant Jesus with the intention of helping impoverished and abandoned children and others. He sent a plea to Vienna, to Franziska Lechner to send nuns to Sarajevo. These nuns came and helped the poor as well as taught in the city's schools. He formed the orphanages Betlehem and Egipat for children and a home for the elderly.
Stadler was especially reverent to Corpus Christi, which he made the feast of the archdiocese. He was also very faithful to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph
. He died in Sarajevo
in his 75th year on the feast day of the Assumption. He was succeed by Ivan Šarić
. Stadler was buried in Sarajevo's cathedral. During Pope John Paul II's visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
on April 12, 1997 the pope prayed at Stadler's grave.
The process for his canonization began in Sarajevo on June 20, 2002.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
priest, the first modern archbishop of Vrhbosna
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in eastern Bosnia. Its episcopal see is the city of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was elevated to an archdiocese on July 5, 1881. The Diocese of Vrhbosna is much older...
and the founded of the religious order of the Servants of the Infant Jesus . He is a candidate for sainthood.
Stadler was born in Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod is a city in Croatia, with a population of 59,507 in 2011. The city was known as Marsonia in the Roman Empire, and as Brod na Savi 1244–1934. It is the sixth largest city in Croatia, after Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar. Located in the region of Slavonia, it is the...
in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia or Croatia Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was part of the Hungarian Kingdom within the dual Austro-Hungarian state, being within the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen or Transleithania...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in what is today modern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Early in life he lost his parents. He was taken care of by the Oršić family. He started his education in Slavonski Brod, and continued it in Požega
Požega, Croatia
Požega is a city in western Slavonia, eastern Croatia, with a total population of 26,403 . It is the administrative center of the Požega-Slavonia County.-Geography:...
and Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
where he attended gymnasium. In Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
he attended the Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Gregorian University
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy.Heir of the Roman College founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola over 460 years ago, the Gregorian University was the first university founded by the Jesuits...
where he attained a doctorate in philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest in Rome in 1868 and returned to Zagreb. He was a gymnasium professor at a seminary and later a university professor at the Catholic Theology Faculty in Zagreb.
In 1881, the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina was reformed after hundreds of years of obstructive Ottoman-rule. Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
named Stadler as the first archbishop of Vrhbosna in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. He worked in faith, culture and national fields. Under his direction, the Cathedral of Jesus' Heart
Cathedral of Jesus' Heart
The Cathedral of Jesus' Heart in Sarajevo, commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the seat of the Vrhbosanski Archbishop, currently Cardinal Vinko Puljić, and center of Catholic worship in the city...
was built, along with the seminary and church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. In Travnik
Travnik
Travnik is a city and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, 90 km west of Sarajevo. It is the capital of the Central Bosnia Canton, and is located in the Travnik Municipality. Travnik today has some 27,000 residents, with a metro population that is probably close to 70,000 people...
he helped build the gymnasium and seminary, as well as many churches and women's seminaries throughout the country.
He founded the women's order of the Servants of the Infant Jesus with the intention of helping impoverished and abandoned children and others. He sent a plea to Vienna, to Franziska Lechner to send nuns to Sarajevo. These nuns came and helped the poor as well as taught in the city's schools. He formed the orphanages Betlehem and Egipat for children and a home for the elderly.
Stadler was especially reverent to Corpus Christi, which he made the feast of the archdiocese. He was also very faithful to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
. He died in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
in his 75th year on the feast day of the Assumption. He was succeed by Ivan Šarić
Ivan Šaric
Ivan Šarić was a Roman Catholic priest who became the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna in 1922...
. Stadler was buried in Sarajevo's cathedral. During Pope John Paul II's visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
on April 12, 1997 the pope prayed at Stadler's grave.
The process for his canonization began in Sarajevo on June 20, 2002.
See also
- Antun Mahnić
- Ivan MerzIvan MerzBlessed Ivan Merz was a Bosnian-Croatian lay academic, beatified by Pope John Paul II on a visit at Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 23, 2003...