Ivan Merz

Blessed Ivan Merz
Blessed Ivan Merz
Born	(1896-12-16)16 December 1896 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 May 1928(1928-05-10) (aged 31) Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	22 June 2003, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Pope John Paul II
Feast	10 May
Influences	Ljubomir Maraković
Influenced	Marica Stanković,[1] Uskrs fest[2]
Major works	Dnevnik (Diary) Zlatna knjiga (Golden Book)

Ivan Merz (16 December 1896 − 10 May 1928) was a Catholic layman from Bosnia and important supporter of the Catholic Church in Croatia. Merz promoted the Liturgical Movement in Croatia and together with Ivo Protulipac, he established a movement for the young people, Hrvatski orlovski savez ("The Croatian Union of the Eagles"), inspired by the Eucharistic Crusade, which he had encountered in France. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.