The Habsburg Family Association's website has announced the death this morning of His Imperial and Royal Highness the Crown Prince Otto of Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, the son of the Blessed Karl of Austria and the Servant of God the Empress Zita. His official funeral will be held at St Stephens Cathedral in Vienna on 16th July, 2011. Following which he will be interred in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna.
Respice etiam ad devotissimum imperatorem nostrum cujus tu, Deus, desiderii vota praenoscens, ineffabili pietatis et misericordiae tuae munere, tranquillum perpetuae pacis accommoda, et coelestem victoriam cum omni populo suo.
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Venerable Father John Sullivan SJ
Born: 8 May 1861, Received into the Catholic Church: 21 December 1896, Received into the Sodality of Our Lady: 22 December 1896, Entered Society of Jesus: 7 September 1900, Ordained Priest: 28 July 1900, Died 19 February 1933.
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