Áron Márton
| Áron Márton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Alba Iulia | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Alba Iulia |
| Installed | 1938 |
| Term ended | 1980 |
| Predecessor | Adolf Vorbuchner |
| Successor | Antal Jakab |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 July 1924 |
| Consecration | 12 February 1939 by Andrea Cassulo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 August 1896 Csíkszentdomokos, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 29 September 1980 Alba Iulia, Romania |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
Áron Márton (28 August 1896 – 29 September 1980), Servant of God, was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Transylvania during World War II and the communist regime in Romania.
Áron Márton was born into a Székely Hungarian peasant family in Csíkszentdomokos, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Sândominic, Harghita County, Romania). After graduating from secondary school in 1915, he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was involved in battles of World War I in different military theatres, and was injured several times. After the war he worked as farmer, then was employed as metal worker at a factory in Braşov.
In 1920, Márton began his theology studies in Alba Iulia. Following this, he became a chaplain, and later theology professor in various Transylvanian localities. He was also court chaplain and archivist at the Alba-Iulia Bishopric after 1930, and priest of the University of Cluj. He was appointed the Bishop of Alba Iulia by Pope Pius XI in 1938.
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