Áron Márton

The Venerable

Áron Márton
The Venerable; Áron Márton
Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia
	Undated photograph.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Alba Iulia
See	Alba Iulia
Appointed	24 December 1938
Term ended	2 April 1980
Predecessor	Adolf Vorbuchner
Successor	Antal Jakab
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Alba Iulia (1938); Apostolic Administrator of Oradea Mare (1939–41); President of the Romanian Episcopal Conference (1970–80);
Orders
Ordination	6 July 1924; by Gusztáv Károly Majláth
Consecration	12 February 1939; by Andrea Cassulo
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	Márton Áron; 28 August 1896; Csíkszentdomokos, Csík, Austria-Hungary
Died	29 September 1980 (aged 84); Alba Iulia, Romania
Buried	Saint Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia, Romania
Nationality	Hungarian; Romanian
Motto	Non Recuso Laborem; ("I am not reluctant to work")
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Attributes	Episcopal attire

Áron Márton (28 August 1896 – 29 September 1980) was an ethnic Hungarian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Alba Iulia from his appointment in late 1938 until his resignation in 1980. He served as a prelate during a tumultuous period that included World War II and the emergence of a communist regime in Romania. He was even meant to become a cardinal but refused the honor when he learnt that another Romanian prelate would not be elevated into the cardinalate with him.

The organization Yad Vashem honored him on 27 December 1999 as a "Righteous Among the Nations" for his efforts to stop the deportation of Romanian and Hungarian Jews during the course of World War II.

Márton's cause for canonization opened on 17 November 1992 under Pope John Paul II and he is titled as a Servant of God. On 18 December 2024, Pope Francis declared him "Venerable" (heroic in virtue).