On 18 December 2024, His Holiness Pope Francis gave permission for the beatification of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich SJ (1890-1942). The beatification will take place on 17 May 2025, according to the confirmation of the Holy See. The Pope´s representative Cardinal Christoph Schönborn will beatifiy Archbishop Eduard Profittlich during the Holy Mass in Tallinn Town Hall Square. The Mass is scheduled to begin at 11.00.
This will be a historic event for the entire Diocese of Tallinn, for Estonia and for the Estonian people. Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, following the Pope's suggestion, remaining true to himself and to God, he decided to share the common destiny of so many Estonians. He stayed in Estonia with the people and the Church he loved so much, even though he had the opportunity to leave for Germany, but he remained faithful to his vocation and to God to the end. This, however, led to his martyrdom in Kirov prison in Soviet Russia.
More programme and practical information in the coming days for the beatification.
Diocese of Tallinn