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Franz Jägerstätter

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Franz Jägerstätter, O.F.S., (also spelled Jaegerstaetter in English) (20 May 1907 – 9 August 1943) (born as Franz Huber) was an Austrian conscientious objector during World War II. [1]

64 relations: Aktion T4, Aleteia, Andreas Maislinger, Anschluss, Apostolic exhortation, Austria, Austria-Hungary, Austrians, Axel Corti, Beatification, Berlin, Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg-Görden Prison, Braunau am Inn, Braunauer Zeitgeschichte-Tage, Catholic Church, Charlottenburg, Conscientious objector, Conscription, Eisenerz, Enns (town), Foster care, Franz Reinisch, Gordon Zahn, Guillotine, Hitler oath, Holy See, In Solitary Witness, Infant baptism, José Saraiva Martins, Kurt Weinzierl, Landgericht Berlin, Leopold Engleitner, Linz, Martyr, Maryknoll, Maundy Thursday, Nazi Germany, Nazism, New Cathedral, Linz, Orbis Books, Paramedic, Pope Benedict XVI, Province of Brandenburg, Radegund (film), Reichskriegsgericht, Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz, Sacristan, Salzburg, Sankt Radegund, ..., School of the Americas Watch, Secular Franciscan Order, Stolperstein, Tegel, Terrence Malick, Third Order of Saint Francis, Thomas Merton, Upper Austria, War memorial, Wayne State University Press, Wehrkraftzersetzung, Wehrmacht, World War I, World War II. Expand index (14 more) »

Aktion T4

Aktion T4 (German) was a postwar name for mass murder through involuntary euthanasia in Nazi Germany.

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Aleteia

Aleteia is an online Catholic news and information website founded in 2011/2012 by the Foundation for Evangelization through the Media.

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Andreas Maislinger

Andreas Maislinger (born 26 February 1955 in St. Georgen near Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian historian and founder of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service and Braunau Contemporary History Days.

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Anschluss

Anschluss ('joining') refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.

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Apostolic exhortation

An apostolic exhortation is a type of communication from the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy in English-language sources, was a constitutional union of the Austrian Empire (the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council, or Cisleithania) and the Kingdom of Hungary (Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen or Transleithania) that existed from 1867 to 1918, when it collapsed as a result of defeat in World War I. The union was a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and came into existence on 30 March 1867.

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Austrians

Austrians (Österreicher) are a Germanic nation and ethnic group, native to modern Austria and South Tyrol that share a common Austrian culture, Austrian descent and Austrian history.

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Axel Corti

Axel Corti (born Axel Fuhrmanns, 7 May 1933 — 29 December 1993) was an Austrian screenwriter, film director and radio host.

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Beatification

Beatification (from Latin beatus, "blessed" and facere, "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Brandenburg an der Havel

Brandenburg an der Havel is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, which served as the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg until replaced by Berlin in 1417.

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Brandenburg-Görden Prison

Brandenburg-Görden Prison is located on Anton-Saefkow-Allee in the Görden quarter of Brandenburg an der Havel.

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Braunau am Inn

(German for Braunau on the Inn) is a town in Upper Austria.

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Braunauer Zeitgeschichte-Tage

The Braunau Contemporary History Days are a series of conferences organised by the association for contemporary history.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Charlottenburg

Charlottenburg is an affluent locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

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Conscientious objector

A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion.

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Conscription

Conscription, sometimes called the draft, is the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service.

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Eisenerz

Eisenerz ("Iron ore") is a market place and old mining town in the Austrian state of Styria,.

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Enns (town)

Enns is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria on the river Enns, which forms the border with the state of Lower Austria.

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Foster care

Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center,...), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family member approved by the state.

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Franz Reinisch

Franz Reinisch SAC (February 1, 1903 – August 21, 1942) was a member of the Schoenstatt Movement.

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Gordon Zahn

Gordon Zahn (born Gordon Charles Paul Roach; 7 August 1918 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 9 December 2007 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) was an American sociologist, pacifist, professor, and author.

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Guillotine

A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading.

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Hitler oath

The term Hitler oath (German: Führereid or Eid auf den Führer, "Oath to the Leader") — also often referred to in English as simply the Soldier's Oath or Soldiers' Oath — refers to the oaths of allegiance, sworn by the officers and soldiers of the German Armed Forces and civil servants of Nazi Germany between the years 1934 and 1945.

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Holy See

The Holy See (Santa Sede; Sancta Sedes), also called the See of Rome, is the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, the episcopal see of the Pope, and an independent sovereign entity.

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In Solitary Witness

In Solitary Witness: The Life and Death of Franz Jägerstätter is a book written by Gordon Zahn originally published in 1964.

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Infant baptism

Infant baptism is the practice of baptising infants or young children.

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José Saraiva Martins

José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., GCC (born 6 January 1932) is a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Kurt Weinzierl

Kurt Weinzierl (15 April 1931 in Innsbruck, Austria – 10 October 2008 in Munich, Germany) was an Austrian television actor.

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Landgericht Berlin

The Landgericht Berlin is a regional court in Berlin, divided into two divisions for civil and criminal cases.

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Leopold Engleitner

Leopold Engleitner (23 July 1905 – 21 April 2013) was an Austrian conscientious objector, as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and Holocaust survivor who spoke publicly and with students about his experiences.

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Linz

Linz (Linec) is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich).

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Martyr

A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party.

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Maryknoll

Maryknoll is a name shared by three organizations (one society of apostolic life, one religious institute and one lay ministry) that are part of the Roman Catholic Church: Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America; Maryknoll Society), Maryknoll Sisters (Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic), and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

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Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, among other names) is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Nazism

National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus), more commonly known as Nazism, is the ideology and practices associated with the Nazi Party – officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) – in Nazi Germany, and of other far-right groups with similar aims.

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New Cathedral, Linz

The New Cathedral (Neuer Dom), also known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom; Mariendom), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Linz, Austria.

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Orbis Books

Orbis Books, is an American imprint of the Maryknoll order.

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Paramedic

A paramedic is a healthcare professional who responds to medical emergencies outside of a hospital.

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Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI (Benedictus XVI; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger;; 16 April 1927) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013.

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Province of Brandenburg

The Province of Brandenburg (Provinz Brandenburg) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1945, from 1871 within the German Reich.

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Radegund (film)

Radegund is an upcoming historical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner and Michael Nyqvist, in one of his final roles.

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Reichskriegsgericht

The Reichskriegsgericht (RKG; Reich Court-Martial) was the highest military court in Nazi Germany.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz

The Diocese of Linz (Dioecesis Linciensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria.

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Sacristan

A sacristan is an officer charged with care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents.

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Salzburg

Salzburg, literally "salt fortress", is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of Salzburg state.

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Sankt Radegund

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School of the Americas Watch

School of the Americas Watch is an advocacy organization founded by former Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois and a small group of supporters in 1990 to protest the training of mainly Latin American military officers, by the United States Department of Defense, at the School of the Americas (SOA).

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Secular Franciscan Order

The Secular Franciscan Order (Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis, postnominal abbreviation O.F.S.; also called the Third Order Secular) is a community of Catholic men and women in the world who seek to pattern their lives after Jesus in the spirit of Francis of Assisi.

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Stolperstein

A Stolperstein (plural Stolpersteine; literally "stumbling stone", metaphorically a "stumbling block") is a cobblestone-size, concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution.

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Tegel

is a locality (Ortsteil) in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf on the shore of Lake Tegel.

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Terrence Malick

Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

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Third Order of Saint Francis

The Third Order of Saint Francis, historically known as the Order of Penance of Saint Francis, is a third order within the Franciscan movement of the Catholic Church.

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Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton (1915–1968) was a Catalan Trappist monk of American nationality.

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Upper Austria

Upper Austria (Oberösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: Obaöstarreich; Horní Rakousy) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria.

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War memorial

A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.

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Wayne State University Press

Wayne State University Press (or WSU Press) is a university press that is part of Wayne State University.

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Wehrkraftzersetzung

Wehrkraftzersetzung is a term from German military law during the Third Reich.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht (lit. "defence force")From wehren, "to defend" and Macht., "power, force".

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Jägerstätter

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