Why pilgrims come
Visit the resting place and legacy of Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek
Maribor's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist preserves the tomb of Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek, the bishop, educator, and champion of Slovene religious and cultural life beatified here by St. John Paul II in 1999. He is Blessed, not canonized.
Meet Slovenia's first beatified person through his tomb, episcopal ministry, schools, language, and the 1999 papal beatification.
The sacred connection
People and objects remembered here
These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.
Tomb in Maribor Cathedral
Feast: September 24Blessed's burial place and bodily remains · Ecclesiastically documented
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
Slomšek's tomb
Pray where Slovenia remembers its first Blessed.
Faith, education, and language
Read holiness through pastoral and cultural service.
The 1999 beatification
Place St. John Paul II's visit in the cathedral's living memory.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.
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