Beatification in Veszprém on April 26, 2025, the Veszprém Arena.
A martyr who, during the darkest years of the 20th century, dedicated all her strength and abilities to the service of God, giving hope to those in need, those who had drifted away from the faith, and those suffering through the horrors of war. She was Mária Magdolna Bódi – or as everyone called her, Magdi – who at the age of 24 gave her life for Christ.
Bishop József Szendi restarted the beatification process, and four of the surviving witnesses were heard. However, the diocesan tribunal suspended the process due
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Apostolic Administrator László Bánáss, later Bishop of Veszprém, resumed Magdi’s cause, agreeing with his predecessor. In accordance with ecclesiastical regulations, on April 1,
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The previously thought lost documents from the beatification process during the time of Bishops Mindszenty and Bánáss were found in the archive of
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