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'''Franjo Kuharić''' (15 April 1919 – 11 March 2002) was a [[Croatian people|Croatian]] [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]], who served as the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb|Archbishop of Zagreb]] from 1970 until his resignation in 1997.<ref name=ZN>{{citeweb|title=Cardinal Kuharić, "Rock of Croatia", Dies|date=11 March 2002|publisher=Zenit|accessdate=21 December 2017|url=https://zenit.org/articles/cardinal-kuharic-rock-of-croatia-dies/}}</ref><ref name=SEB>{{citeweb|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/88199|title=Card. Franjo Kuharić|date=|publisher=Santi e Beati|accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=CD>{{citeweb|url=http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1983.htm|title=Consistory of February 2, 1983 (II)|author=Salvador Miranda|publisher=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church|date=|accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref> The cardinal was often referred to as the "Rock of Croatia"<ref name=ZN/> known for his defense of human rights and his urgings of peace and forgiveness during the [[Croatian War of Independence|independence conflict]] and the [[Bosnian War]].<ref name=NY>{{citeweb|title=Franjo Kuharić, 83, Croatian Cardinal|date=14 March 2002|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=21 December 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/14/world/franjo-kuharic-83-croatian-cardinal}}</ref><ref name=SEB/>
Kuharić was also a vocal supporter of the cause for the canonization of Cardinal [[Aloysius Stepinac|Alojzije Stepinac]] (who had [[ordained]] him as a [[priest]] in 1945<ref name=CD/>) and worked to rehabilitate the image of the
His cause for canonization commenced on 11 March 2012 and he has been titled as a [[Servant of God]].<ref name=CD/><ref name=SEB/>
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