Time Line 1949
Births
- Blessed Szilárd István Bogdánffy
- Blessed Tit Liviu Chinezu
- Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei
- Venerable Martín Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi
- Blessed Jak Bushati
- Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist
- Blessed Maurice Tornay
- Blessed Nikita Budka
- Blessed Nikollë Prennushi
- Blessed Vicenta Chávez Orozco
- Saint Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena
- Venerable Gregorio Tomás Suárez Fernández
- Venerable Luigi Savaré
- Venerable Teresa Borgarino
- Venerable Tomás Suárez Fernández
- Blessed Julian Maunoir
- Blessed Rafał Chyliński
- Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin
- Saint Rafaela Porras y Ayllón
- Saint Rose Venerini
Founded
Elevations
- Redemptoris Nostri Cruciatus – On the Holy Places in Palestine, by Pope Pius XII, 15 April 1949
- The Story of Fatima, by Father Joseph Cacella
Other Events
- Our Lady of Ghisalla given as patroness of cyclists
- discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls
- Geneva Conventions intitiated to regulate warfare
- publication of Basic English Bible which uses a 1000 word vocabulary
1948 | 1950 |