Blessed Zef Marksen
Also known as
Josef Marxen
Profile
Studied in Vienna, Austria, and ordained in Munich, Germany on 21 June 1936 as a priest for the diocese of Lezhë, Albania. Arrested in Shijak, Albania in February 1945 for remaining Catholic following the Communist take over. Sentenced to prison where he was eventually murdered. Martyr.
Born
5 August 1906 in Worringen, Cologne, Germany
Died
shot on 16 November 1946 in the high security prison in Tiranë, Albania
Beatified
• 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis
• beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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