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Franz Jägerstätter

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Franz Jägerstätter

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Austrian martyr and conscientious objector (1907–1943)

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Born
1907
Died
1943
Works
3

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  • Letters and writings from prison

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Key facts

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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Encyclopedic overview

Franz Jägerstätter, TOSF (also spelled Jaegerstaetter in English; born Franz Huber, 20 May 1907 – 9 August 1943) was an Austrian farmer and conscientious objector during World War II. Jägerstätter refused to fight for Nazi Germany because of his devout Catholic faith, leading to him getting sentenced to death and executed. He is venerated as a martyr and has been beatified by the Catholic Church.

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