Alexander Schmorell
Alexander Schmorell (16 September [O.S. 3 September] 1917 – 13 July 1943) was a Russian-German student at Munich University who, with five others, formed a resistance group (part of the Widerstand) known as White Rose (German: Weiße Rose) which was active against the Nazi German regime from June 1942 to February 1943. In 2012, he was glorified as a saint and passion bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, and is venerated by Orthodox Christians throughout the world.
Saint Alexander Schmorell | |
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| Saint and Passion bearer | |
| Born | 16 September 1917 Orenburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 13 July 1943 (aged 25) Munich, Nazi Germany |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 5 February 2012, Munich, Germany by ROCOR |
| Major shrine | Cathedral of the Holy New-Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Feast | 13 July |
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