Max Josef Metzger
German priest (1887–1944)
Feast: 17 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
The Vatican record
- 14 March 2024 — Martyrdom recognised (decree list, 2024)
Who they were
Max Josef Metzger (3 February 1887 – 17 April 1944) was a Catholic priest and leading German pacifist. Due to his activities for peace between nations, Metzger was a thorn in the side of the National Socialists. After being arrested several times, Max Josef Metzger was executed in Brandenburg-Görden Prison in 1944. He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2024.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q77874 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Max Josef Metzger (CC BY-SA)
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