Blessed Clemens August von Galen
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- Also known as
- Lion of Münster
- Memorial
- 22 March
- Profile
- Born to one of the oldest German noble families.
Ordained on 28 May 1904 at Münster, Germany.
Chosen bishop of Münster on 5 September 1933.
Fiercely anti-Communist, and outspoken opponent of the Stalinist regime.
A strong nationalist who loved his homeland, his was known for his opposition to the Nazis, their programs and policies.
He was a key opponent in the fight to end the Nazi program of "euthanasia", the murder of the old, the crippled, the ill.
Created Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme on 18 February 1946.
His beatification miracle involved Hendrikus Nahak, a 16-year old Indonesian whose life was threatened by a particularly dangerous form of appendicitis in 1995 who was healed after his nurse had called on Cardinal von Galen to intercede on the boy's behalf.
- Born
- 16 March 1878 at Dinklage Castle, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Died
- 22 March 1946 at Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany of natural causes
- Name Meaning
- kind (Clement - latin)
- Venerated
- 20 December 2003 by Pope John Paul II
- Beatified
- 9 October 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
recognition celebrated by Cardinal Saraiva Martins at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
- Canonized
- pending;
if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Clemens, contact:
Domkapitular Martin Hülskamp
Horsteberg 18, 48143
Münster, Germany
- Additional Information
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Cardinal Clemens August von Galen Approved by Pope John Paul II for Beatification
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
Kardinal von Galen Haus Stapelfield - deutsch
Kirchenlexicon - deutsch
Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online - deutsch
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon - deutsch
Sermon Against Euthanasia, by Blessed Clemens, 3 August 1941
Serman Against the Gestapo, by Blessed Clemens, 13 July 1941
Wikipedia - english
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- Readings
- nec laudibus, nec timore (neither praise nor fear)
- Blessed Clemens' motto for his ministry