Franz Jägerstätter
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Franz Jägerstätter, OFS (also spelled Jaegerstaetter in English; born Franz Huber, 20 May 1907 – 9 August 1943) was an Austrian conscientious objector during World War II. Jägerstätter was sentenced to death and executed for his refusal to fight for Nazi Germany. He is venerated as a martyr and has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
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Born | Franz Huber (1907-05-20)20 May 1907 Sankt Radegund, Archduchy of Austria above the Enns, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 9 August 1943(1943-08-09) (aged 36) Brandenburg an der Havel, Province of Brandenburg, Nazi Germany |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 26 October 2007, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Linz, Austria by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins (on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI) |
Feast | 21 May |
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