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He was born in 1887 in ] (Cămin), ], ], but became a citizen of ] after the ] in 1920. He was born into a Hungarian Roman Catholic farmer family having ten children. In 1906 he entered ]'s ], and was ordained a priest in 1910, assigned to Csomaköz (]). That October, he was sent to ] to study canon law, and he became a doctor of law in 1912. In July 1914, as ] was beginning, he became theology professor and dean of students at the theological seminary in Szatmárnémeti (]). In 1922, with the Satu Mare and ] dioceses being merged, he set up a single seminary, becoming its first dean as well as professor of canon law and church history. In 1923, he became parish priest at ]. Two years later, he started teaching candidates for the priesthood and attended the ] in ].<ref name="bledea">{{ro icon}} Mihai Bledea, , ''Adevărul'', 4 July 2011; accessed May 14, 2012</ref> | ||
| In 1945, he began to express opposition to government policies, objecting to the ] to the ]. He appealed for the release of ], the ] ] arrested by the new ]. By 1950, all Catholic bishops in Romania had been arrested, Scheffler being among the last. He refused an offer to become a bishop in a ] subjected to the regime. He died at ] prison, tortured by having boiling water poured onto him. News of his death reached Satu Mare in 1953, and his remains were buried in the crypt of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Satu Mare in 1965.<ref name="bledea"/> | In 1945, he began to express opposition to government policies, objecting to the ] to the ]. He appealed for the release of ], the ] ] arrested by the new ]. By 1950, all Catholic bishops in Romania had been arrested, Scheffler being among the last. He refused an offer to become a bishop in a ] subjected to the regime. He died at ] prison, tortured by having boiling water poured onto him. News of his death reached Satu Mare in 1953, and his remains were buried in the crypt of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Satu Mare in 1965.<ref name="bledea"/> | ||
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János Scheffler (October 29, 1887 – December 6, 1952) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Satu Mare. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011.
Life
He was born in 1887 in Kálmánd (Cămin), Szatmár County, Austria-Hungary, but became a citizen of Romania after the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. He was born into a Hungarian Roman Catholic farmer family having ten children. In 1906 he entered Budapest's Pázmány Péter Catholic University, and was ordained a priest in 1910, assigned to Csomaköz (Ciumeşti). That October, he was sent to Rome to study canon law, and he became a doctor of law in 1912. In July 1914, as World War I was beginning, he became theology professor and dean of students at the theological seminary in Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare). In 1922, with the Satu Mare and Oradea Mare dioceses being merged, he set up a single seminary, becoming its first dean as well as professor of canon law and church history. In 1923, he became parish priest at Moftinu Mare. Two years later, he started teaching candidates for the priesthood and attended the Eucharistic Congress in Chicago.
In 1945, he began to express opposition to government policies, objecting to the deportation of Germans to the Soviet Union. He appealed for the release of Alexandru Rusu, the Greek-Catholic Bishop of Maramureş arrested by the new communist regime. By 1950, all Catholic bishops in Romania had been arrested, Scheffler being among the last. He refused an offer to become a bishop in a national church subjected to the regime. He died at Jilava prison, tortured by having boiling water poured onto him. News of his death reached Satu Mare in 1953, and his remains were buried in the crypt of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Satu Mare in 1965.
Found to be a martyr by Pope Benedict XVI after a study lasting two decades, he was beatified in Satu Mare in 2011, in the presence of some 8000 worshipers.
Notes
- ^ Template:Ro icon Mihai Bledea, "Satu Mare: Episcopul Scheffler a fost beatificat", Adevărul, 4 July 2011; accessed May 14, 2012
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