Josip Lang
Croatian Catholic prelate and Venerable (1857-1924)
The Vatican record
- 25 November 2024 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2024)
Who they were
Josip Lang (25 January 1857 – 1 November 1924) was titular bishop of Alabanda, and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Zagreb (both since 1915). He is widely known for his charitable work, which earned him the title "friend of the poor". By a decree of Pope Francis issued on 25 November 2024, he is considered as venerable.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Josip Lang has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Archdiocese of Zagreb: the cause of Josip Lang.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q16111329 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Josip Lang (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.