Lojze Grozde
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Lojze Grozde (27 May 1923 – 1 January 1943) was a
Early life
Grozde was born on 27 May 1923 in the small village of
Death
During his summer vacation of 1942 he did not go home because there was a lot of violence in the countryside and it was not easy to travel. It was only for New Year 1943 that he decided to visit his mother and other relatives. He asked for a permit to travel home. First he visited a friend of his at the village of
Soon, rumours spread about Grozde's grisly death. The Tone Tomšič Partisan Brigade, which had occupied Mirna, carried out the murder.[1][2][3][4] However, others claimed that Grozde was not tortured. Partisan General Lado Kocijan stated that:
"for the partisan tribunal, Grozde was a White Guard courier, and so he was condemned to death. It is not true that they tortured him, that they cut the skin from the soles of his feet, cut out his tongue and cut off his fingers. Because the Partisans buried his body in a shallow
grave, these injuries were caused by the animals in the woods, which gnawed on the body. There was no torture ...", this veteran of the Gubec Brigade stated.[2]
Other sources state that he was tortured:
During the Christmas holidays of 1942 Grozde was traveling in Lower Carniola to visit his mother and relatives, but did not come home. In the village of Mirna he was seized by the communists, fearfully tortured for two hours, and then killed. It is said that he patiently endured this torment.[5]
On 23 February 1943 the fate of Lojze Grozde was partly revealed, indicating that he had been tortured. Schoolchildren picking snowdrops found his corpse. Although there were traces of torture on his body, the corpse itself was uncorrupted. His body was taken to nearby Šentrupert, where a committee made a report. The body of Lojze Grozde was buried at the cemetery in Šentrupert because it was impossible to take it to his home parish of Tržišče under the difficult circumstances of those days. The news of the violent torture and death of this innocent student struck fear among people and shocked the students in Ljubljana.
More than 60 years later, a document was found in the archives, written shortly after the death of Grozde by Dušan Majcen (nom de guerre Nedeljko), the politcommisar of the Tone Tomšič Partisan Brigade, stating that there was no proof of Grozde being an informant. Majcen regretted he had not been involved in the interrogation of Grozde as he would have otherwise prevented his killing.[6]
Beatification
On the 50th anniversary of Grozde's death, the
On 27 March 2010 it was announced from Rome that
Grozde's remains were
Legacy
In his introduction to the biography of Lojze Grozde by
Film and TV
- [1] Srce se ne boji (My Heart is not Afraid) A documentary film about a boy whose life became a legend by Studio Siposh (2019), Slovenian with subtitles in English, Spanish and Italian, available online. This documentary film presents the short but remarkable life of Lojze Grozde, from his childhood during the interwar period in the poor Slovenian countryside to his life as a student in Ljubljana and finally his tragic death. The film features interviews as well as dramatized reenactments that try to portray this young and fervent Catholic in a more personal way. The interviewees are experts, historians, and ordinary people who have come into contact with him or his story. The role of Alojzij Grozde is played by three young actors, who present him in different periods of his life: Lovro Berkopec (5 years old), Jaka Piščanc (10 years old), and Alex Centa (15–19 years old). The documentary was mostly filmed in the Lower Carniola region. It was produced by a team of more than 70, led by producer and director David Sipoš.
- [2] Slovesna maša ob prenosu relikvij bl. Alojzija Grozdeta v Marijino cerkev na Zaplazu (Solemn Mass and Translation of Grozde's Relics to Zaplaz) Transmitted by RTV Slovenija (2011).
- [3] Moj glas zliva se v prošnjo (My Voice Melts Together in Supplication – Slovenian) Documental Emission – Film on Jesuit Miha Žužekand others (2010).
References
- ^ Šokić, Ivan (2 January 2018). "Blaženi Lojze Grozde: Mučenik, ki so ga partizani pred 75 leti ubili zaradi vere v Boga". Nova 24TV. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b Horvat, Marjan (1 April 2010). "(Ne)preverjeni mučenik". Mladina. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Bartolj, Jože (June 2010). "Lojze Grozde – Zvest križanemu". Radio ognjišče. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Žajdela, Ivo. "Veličasten lik mladega mučenca". Družina. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Duhovni koledarček 1944, written by Gregor Mali, Ljubljana, Knjižice no. 239/240 1 December 1943, page 13.
- OCLC 781011702.
- ISBN 961-218-064-4.
- ^ Luzar, Igor (30 May 2010). "Celjski sad Grozdetovega zrna". Družina. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Furlan, Simona. "Blaženi Lojze Grozde". Zarja. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Levart, Jure (19 January 2014). "Slovesen sprejem relikvij". Slovenska škofovska konferenca. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Jerebič, Marta (20 January 2014). "Škof Lipovšek: Bl. Slomšek in bl. Grozde sta luč na poti narodne sprave". Radio ognjišče. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Blagoslov kapele Dobrega pastirja in posvetitev oltarja v OŠ Alojzija Šuštarja". Nadškofija Ljubljana. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Strle, Anton (1991). Slovenski mučenec Lojze Grozde. Ljubljana: Katehetski center. p. 134.
Literature
- Duhovni koledarček 1944, Sestavil župnik Gregor Mali, Ljubljana, Knjižice Nr. 239/240 from 1 December 1943.
- Narte Velikonja, Malikovanje zločina, in: Wikivir.
- Anton Strle: Un martyr des temps modernes. Aloïs Grozdé, 1923–1943, Paris 1957
- Anton Strle, Slovenski mučenec Lojze Grozde, Založba Knjižice, Ljubljana 1991, OCLC 28129865.
- Anton Pust, Zdravko Reven, Božidar Slapšak, Palme mučeništva: Ubiti in pomorjeni slovenski duhovniki, redovniki in bogoslovci in nekateri verni laiki, Celje 1995. 447 sites. – ISBN 961-218-043-1
- Papež Janez Pavel II. v Sloveniji, Bog blagoslovi predrago Slovenijo, Edition Družina, 160 pages, Ljubljana 1996, ISBN 961-222-079-4
- Miroslav Slana:Slovenski sij svetosti. Mladi mučenec Lojze Grozde, Maribor 2001 ISBN 961-6227-59-9.
- Milanka Dragar Zvest Križanemu, Knjiga o Grozdetu, Ljubljana 2010, Založba Dragar, 518 pages, ISBN 978-961-92879-0-3.
- Lojze Grozde Pesmi in proza, Luč sveta, Ljubljana 2011, Založba Družina, 280 pages, ISBN 9789612228361.
- Aloysius Hribšek Blessed Aloysius Grozde, A Teenage Witness for Christ the King, Ljubljana 2012, Založba Družina, 119 pages, ISBN 978-961-222-895-8.
- France M. Dolinar Lojze Grozde (1923-1943), Sveti na Slovenskem, Ljubljana 2018, Založba Družina, 40 pages, ISBN 978-961-04-0498-9.
External links
- Saints-SQPN-com: Blessed Lojze Grozde
- Novo Mesto Diocese
- Dnevnik, Internet, liberal daily newspaper
- Internet of Christian youth Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Moj glas zliva se v prošnjo – Documentary broadcast, RTV Slovenija
- 1943 – Lojze Grozde – beatified Slovenian
- Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon:Alois Grozde (German)
See also
- Miroslav Bulešić
- István Sándor
- Szilárd Bogdánffy
- József Mindszenty
- János Scheffler
- Francesco Bonifacio
- List of saints
- The Black Book of Communism