Franz Jägerstätter
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 was later declared a martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church.
Franz Jägerstätter TOFS | |
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Franz Jägerstätter, before 1942 | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | Franz Huber 20 May 1907 Sankt Radegund, Archduchy of Austria above the Enns, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 9 August 1943 (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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