Franz Stock
Catholic priest, wartime chaplain and peace activist (1904–1948)
Who they were
Franz Stock (21 September 1904, Neheim – 24 February 1948, Paris) was a German Roman Catholic priest. He is known for ministering to prisoners in France during World War II, and to German prisoners of war in the years following. The cause for his beatification has been accepted by the Holy See.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
- Wikidata Q76181 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Franz Stock (CC BY-SA)
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