Ivan Burik
Croatian Catholic priest, Servant of God (1928-1991)
Who they were
Ivan Burik (8 November 1928 – 8 October 1991) was a Croatian Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek killed during the Croatian War of Independence, murdered by Serb rebels, in the aftermath of the Tovarnik massacre. He was declared a Servant of God by Pope Francis in May 2016.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Katolicka tiskovna agencija BK BiH — Hrvatski svecenik Ivan Burik, simbol i mucenik — Parish priest of Tovarnik, shot in the parish house on 8 October 1991, the only priest killed in the Croatian war; named Servant of God, with a cause under way.
- Wikidata Q31199148 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ivan Burik (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.