Zoltán Meszlényi was a Hungarian Catholic prelate born in Hatvan in 1892. After completing his philosophical studies at the Gregorian University in Rome, he was ordained a priest in Innsbruck in 1915. He eventually rose to serve as the titular bishop of Sinope and the coadjutor bishop of Esztergom. Following his episcopal ordination in 1937, he continued his ministry until he was detained by authorities in 1950. He died in Kistarcsa prison in 1951, having been recognized as a martyr.