How to Pronounce Janez Frančišek Gnidovec
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Sep 29, 1873 Veliki Lipovec, Žužemberk, Žužemberk Municipality, Slovenia Died on 03 Feb 1939 (aged 65)
Slovene bishop
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About Janez Franiek Gnidovec
- Janez Francišek Gnidovec, C.M.
- (29 September 1873 – 3 February 1939), was a Slovenian Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Bishop of Skopje.
- Gnidovec served as a pastor during World War I as a teacher and was nominated as bishop during a period of tension between Christianity and other faiths.
- His strong ecumenical communication skills dissipated tension and gained him both praise and recognition. Gnidovec was also a member of the Congregation of the Mission, which he joined in 1919. His cause of canonization commenced on 15 December 1977 under Pope Paul VI, and he was given the title Servant of God when the cause moved to the diocesan level.
- Pope Benedict XVI declared him Venerable on 27 March 2010.
