Bernhard Lichtenberg
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | December 3,1875 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Olawa |
Poland | |
Date of died | November 5,1943 |
Died | Hof |
Germany | |
Party | Centre Party |
Beatified | June 23, 1996 |
Major shrine | St. Hedwig's Cathedral |
Nationality | German |
Education | University of Wrocław |
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ID | 1489965 |
Bernhard Lichtenberg Life story
Bernhard Lichtenberg was a German Catholic priest who became known for repeatedly speaking out, after the rise of Adolf Hitler and during the Holocaust, against the persecution and deportation of the Jews. After serving a jail sentence, he died in the custody of the Gestapo on his way to Dachau concentration camp.