Anton Martin Slomšek
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Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 - 24 September 1862) was a Slovenian bishop, author, poet, and advocate of Slovene culture.
Slomšek was born to a peasant family in Slom by Ponikva, Šentjur pri Celju (near Celje) in Lower Styria. He studied theology and philosophy before being ordained in 1824 at the seminary of Klagenfurt. From 1829-1838 Slomšek was spiritual director of the seminary of Klagenfurt. In the latter year he became the priest of Saldenhofen an der Drau. In 1844 Slomšek moved to Sankt Andrä and headed the school of the Diocese of Lavant. He became the priest of Celje in 1846, and in the same year he was ordained Bishop of Lavant.
In the following years Slomšek strove for the transfer of the See of Lavant from Sankt Andrä in eastern Carinthia to Maribor in Lower Styria, which he achieved in 1859. He strove for religious and Slovenian education through the writing of numerous books. Slomšek was considered an excellent preacher and a tireless and modest priest. He even wrote songs that became popular, such as "En hribček bom kupil".
Slomšek died in Maribor in 1862.
In 1996 Slomšek was described as a "Venerable Servant of God" by Pope John Paul II. On 19 September 1999, John Paul II beatified the bishop in Maribor, instead of the traditional site of Rome.
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