István Sándor

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István Sándor (26 October 1914 – 8 June 1953) was a Hungarian Salesian and labourer, martyr and Blessed.

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Childhood in Szolnok István Sándor was born in Szolnok in 1914, the first year of the First World War. His father, István Sándor, worked for MÁV, the Hungarian State Railways, as an unskilled worker. His mother, Mária Fekete, gave decent education to István and his two younger brothers, László and János, despite the family's poor circumstances. After four years of primary school, István studied at a state school between 1924 and 1928, and later at a vocational school until 1931. At this school, he studied to become an iron turner and a copper smith. After school, he worked as a stock worker and as a turner for a while.

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In the Salesian order At the beginning of 1936 he travelled to Budapest in order to be trained to become a printer in the press of the Salesian order in Rákospalota. As an aspirant, he soon took part in the Salesians' education of children, and he dealt with the altar boys primarily. He applied for admission to the novitiate half a year later. First, the province council suggested two years of probationary period for him since he had to complete his aspirant period as well as his printer apprenticeship first, which he accomplished in March 1938. He started the novitiate in Mezőnyárád the same year. However, he was conscripted into the army soon, so he had to restart the novitiate in the summer of 1939, and he made his first temporary vows in 1940. Two years later he was conscripted again as a Salesian helping brother. He took part in the battles of the Second World War as a correspondent and telegrapher. He served in Délvidék, Erdély, Felvidék and at the Don-bend too. He received an award for his brave behaviour. After the Don defeat, his corps gradually moved to the west, so he was in Germany when the War…Citește mai mult

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His activities under the communist dictatorship Having arrived home from the captivity in 1945 and started to work in the press of the order called Clarisseum. Besides, he took an active part in teaching young people in the Christian way, especially as the leader of the local group of Young Catholic Workers' National Association (KIOE) in Rákospalota. He continued this activity even when the Home Office officially banned KIOE in the summer of 1946. He committed himself to the Salesian order permanently on 24 July the same year. He passed the typographer master exam in autumn, 1948. The Clarisseum was a great opportunity for the education of young people, because this building did not only give home to the order's press but also to a foster-home which started as an orphanage in 1882 by countess Károlyi (née Clarisse Kornis). This building had a big park and a house serving as a scouts' home. The Salesian boys' foster-home worked here from 1925 to 1950, and it admitted orphans as well as children of the poorest families. In 1950, the state banned the operation of the religious orders, and the violent dissolution affected the Salesian order too. Initially, István Sándor could work…Citește mai mult

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Beatification Sándors death is recognised as martyrdom by the Catholic Church. He was beatified on 19 October 2013 in Budapest, before St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest through Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

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Sources Zsédely Gyula SDB: Sándor István SDB vértanú. Don Bosco Kiadó, 2002, ISBN 9638456906 Szőke János: Sándor István vértanú, Don Bosco Kiadó, 2011, ISBN 9789639956186 Depaula Flavio SDB: Beatificazione del Servo di Dio Stefano Sándor. Új Ember, Debrecen 2013. Lengyel Erzsébet: Szaléziak Magyarországon, Don Bosco Kiadó, Budapest 2013, ISBN 9789639956285

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A Clarisseum nyomdásza (Typography Clarisseum) Kihirdették Sándor István boldoggá avatásának időpontját (Announced is the datum of beatification of blessed I. S.) A pápa engedélyezte Sándor István vértanúságáról szóló dekrétum kihirdetését (The Pope publicited the decree about martyrdom of I. S.)

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Hungarian saints and blesseds on stamps Sándor István: népnevelő kitüntetést kapott a Persil gyárban (I. S. received recognition for popular education from factory Persil) Körutat neveznek el Sándor István vértanúról Szolnokon (From I. S. will be named the Ring-road in Szolnok) Idézetek Sándor István leveleiből Sándor István szalézi testvér emlékére (Quotes Stephen Alexander Stephen Alexander leaves Salesian Brother memory Thoughts from letters of I. S., The request to starting the process of beatification for I. S., Memorials on Salesian brother I. S.)