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Franz Reinisch
Austrian Pallottine priest beheaded in Berlin for refusing the oath to Hitler
Servant of GodFull write-upAustria
Born
1 February 1903
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Died
21 August 1942
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Beatified
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Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Reinisch, a Pallottine priest, was executed in Berlin on 21 August 1942.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
His beatification process as a martyr was opened by Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier on 28 May 2013.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.