Jusztinián Serédi

Identifier
000557
Dates
1884-1945
Type of Entity
Person

History

Archbishop of Esztergom and head of the Hungarian Catholic Church from 1927 until his death. As a member of Upper House he supported and voted in favour of the First and Second “Jewish Laws” in 1938 and 1939, but he rejected the Third “Jewish Law” in 1941. In 1944 he intervened with representatives of the government, primarily on behalf of Jews converted to Christianity.