Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg

Memorial

• 5 November

Profile

Priest in the diocese of Berlin, Germany. He served in the Berlin Cathedral, and was well known in civic circles. An out-spoken critic of the Nazis and their anti-Semitism, Father Berhard organized protests outside the concentration camps, led public prayers for the Jews after the terrors of Krystallnacht, and filed formal complaints against the racist policies of the party. For these works he was imprisoned for two years. Upon his release he immediately resumed his ministry, both pastoral and social. He was arrested again, sentenced to the Dachau concentration camp, but died en route. Martyr.

Born

• 3 December 1875 at Ohlau, Germany

Died

• martyred on 5 November 1943 in a cattle car at Hof, Germany while en route to the Dachau concentration camp

Venerated

• 2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Beatified

• 23 June 1996 by Pope John Paul II at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Bernhard, contact
     Erzbischöfliches Ordinariat Berlin
     Niederwallstr. 8-9
     10117 Berlin, GERMANY

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Heilegan.Net
• Kath.De
• Kirken i Norge
• Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>