Câmpia Libertății (''The Field of Liberty'') is located in the city of

Blaj Blaj (; archaically spelled as ''Blaș''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Blußendref'') is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 17,816 inhabitants as of 2021. The city administers eight villages: Deleni-Obârșie ('' ...

, in

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. It was the place where two national assemblies were held during the

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, the first one in May, and the second one in September. The was held here on May 15, 1848, with the participation of some 30–40,000 people. A sculptural-monumental ensemble rises on the field, composed of a central monument called the "Glory" and 26 busts depicting the heads of the 1848 Revolution and remarkable figures of Romanian culture. Important sculptors such as , Ion Irimescu, Ion Jalea, and contributed to the monument. On June 2, 2019, seven Greek-Catholic Romanian bishops who were martyred under the

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(

Vasile Aftenie Vasile Aftenie (14 June 1899 – 10 May 1950) was a Romanian Auxiliary Bishop, Auxiliary bishop of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, Greek-Catholic Church, Titular bishop, titular Bishop of Ulpiana, martyr of the faith and Ser ...

Ioan Bălan Ioan Bălan (11 February 1880 – 4 August 1959) was a Romanian bishop of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, Greek-Catholic Church. He is venerated as a Beatification, Blessed in the Roman Catholic Church. Biography He was bo ...

, Tit Liviu Chinezu, Valeriu Traian Frențiu,

Iuliu Hossu Iuliu Hossu (30 January 1885 – 28 May 1970) was a Romanian Romanian Greek-Catholic Uniate Church, Greek-Catholic prelate who served as the Cluj-Gherla Diocese, Bishop of Cluj-Gherla. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to the rank of Cardinal (Cathol ...

Alexandru Rusu Alexandru Rusu (22 November 1884 – 9 May 1963) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. One of twelve children born to a priest in Șăulia Commune, Mureș County, he was himself ordained a priest in 1910. Rusu was ordained Bisho ...

, and

Ioan Suciu Ioan Suciu (December 4, 1907 – June 27, 1953) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, born into a clerical family in Blaj. Suciu studied in Rome, Italy first at Sant'Atanasio and then at the ''Pontificium Institutum Internation ...

) were beatified by

Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...

on this field.

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