The native form of this personal name is Boldog altorjai báró Apor Vilmos. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Blessed Bishop
Vilmos Apor
Bishop of Győr
c. 1930.
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Diocese
Győr
See
Győr
Appointed
21 January 1941
Installed
2 March 1941
Term ended
2 April 1945
Predecessor
István Breyer
Successor
Károly Kálmán Papp
Orders
Ordination
24 August 1915 by Sigismund Waitz
Consecration
24 February 1941 by Jusztinián György Serédi
Rank
Bishop
Personal details
Born
Baron Vilmos Apor
(1892-02-29)29 February 1892
Segesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)
Died
2 April 1945(1945-04-02) (aged 53) Győr, Kingdom of Hungary
Motto
Crux firmat mitem mitigate fortem ("The Cross strengthens the meek; tames the strong")
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day
2 April
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church
Beatified
9 November 1997 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Attributes
Episcopal attire
Palm
Patronage
Abuse victims
Sexual abuse victims
Activists
Virgins
Military chaplains
Baron Vilmos Apor de Altorja (29 February 1892 – 2 April 1945) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate, born as a baron in the noble Apor family, and served as a bishop during World War II. He became famous for protesting against the persecution of the Hungarian Jewish population and for his steadfast commitment to the poor.[1][2][3] His outreach also extended to abuse victims with a particular emphasis on the protection of women - it would be this latter commitment that saw him sustain fatal injuries leading to his death.[3] Apor dedicated himself to being an opponent of both communism and Nazism and used his sermons as a platform to condemn them though coming at a great personal risk to himself. Apor was a beloved figure in his diocese, where people hailed him as a great saint upon learning of his death.[4][5]
The beatification process opened on 5 March 1991 and culminated after Pope John Paul II presided over the beatification in Saint Peter's Square on 9 November 1997.
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^ abBurns, Paul (2003). Butler's Lives of the Saints. Great Britian: Liturgical Press. pp. 147–8. ISBN 0-8146-2903-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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^"Life of Baron Vilmos Apor". Katolikus. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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