Ivan Merz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Merz

Bosnian-Croatian academic

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1896

Place of Birth: Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Death: 10-May-1928

Profession: professor, philosopher

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ivan Merz (16 December 1896 – 10 May 1928) was a Croatian lay academic, beatified by Pope John Paul II on a visit at Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 22, 2003.
Ivan Merz promoted the liturgical movement in Croatia and together with Ivo Protulipac created a movement for the young people, “The Croatian union of the Eagles” (“Hrvatski orlovski savez)”, inspired by the “Eucharistic Crusade,” which he had encountered in France. Merz opposed democracy.