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Hermann Lange
Roman Catholic priest and martyr of the Nazi period in Germany (1912-1943)
BlessedGerman Reich
Born
1912
Died
1943
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Hermann Lange (16 April 1912 – 10 November 1943) was a Roman Catholic priest and martyr of the Nazi period in Germany. He was guillotined in a Hamburg prison by the Nazi authorities in November 1943, along with the three other Lübeck martyrs. Lange was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Clemens August von Galen Blessed“They copied and distributed the anti-Nazi sermons of Bishop Clemens August von Galen of Münster.” — Wikipedia
- Eduard Müller Blessed“Lange along with two Catholic priest colleagues – Johannes Prassek and Eduard Müller – along with Lutheran Pastor Karl Friedrich Stellbrink, spoke publicly against the Nazis – initially discreetly – distributing pamphlets to friends and congregants.” — Wikipedia
- Johannes Prassek Blessed“Lange along with two Catholic priest colleagues – Johannes Prassek and Eduard Müller – along with Lutheran Pastor Karl Friedrich Stellbrink, spoke publicly against the Nazis – initially discreetly – distributing pamphlets to friends and congregants.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q90828 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hermann Lange (CC BY-SA)
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