Zlatko Sudac
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Fr. Zlatko Sudac is a Roman Catholic diocesan priest for the diocese of Krk
, Croatia
. He is best known for his stigmata
.
on Krk
island, Croatia
. He began studying for the priesthood in 1993, after completing his mandatory military service in the Yugoslav army
. He was ordained a priest
on 29 June 1998. Currently, Fr. Sudac gives religious seminars and retreats. Sudac is well known in Croatia and in the world for stigmata
, which he bears as a cross on his forehead, as well as markings on his wrists, feet, and side. He is an amateur painter, and it has been said that the stigmata appear on the tops of his fingers when he paints.
Krk
Krk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. He is best known for his stigmata
Stigmata
Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, such as the hands and feet...
.
Biography
Sudac is from the town of VrbnikVrbnik
Vrbnik is a Croatian village perched on a rocky outcrop by the Adriatic Sea on the east coast of the island of Krk. Originally a walled village, Vrbnik was established in medieval times. It is known for its local wine called Zlahtina...
on Krk
Krk
Krk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
island, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. He began studying for the priesthood in 1993, after completing his mandatory military service in the Yugoslav army
Yugoslav Army
Aside from the Yugoslav People's Army, the terms Yugoslav Army, Army of Yugoslavia, or Military of Yugoslavia may refer to:* Yugoslav Partisans , the Yugoslav resistance army during World War II...
. He was ordained a priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
on 29 June 1998. Currently, Fr. Sudac gives religious seminars and retreats. Sudac is well known in Croatia and in the world for stigmata
Stigmata
Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, such as the hands and feet...
, which he bears as a cross on his forehead, as well as markings on his wrists, feet, and side. He is an amateur painter, and it has been said that the stigmata appear on the tops of his fingers when he paints.