Franz Jägerstätter

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Franz Jägerstätter was an Austrian farmer and devout Catholic who became known for his conscientious objection to serving in Hitler’s army during World War II, for which he was executed and later beatified by the Catholic Church.

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instanceOf Austrian farmer
Catholic martyr
beatified person
conscientious objector
human
beatifiedBy Pope Benedict XVI NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Radegund, Upper Austria NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath decapitation
charge undermining military morale
child Aloisia Jägerstätter NERFINISHED
Maria Jägerstätter NERFINISHED
Rosalia Jägerstätter NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
convictedBy Reichskriegsgericht NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Austria
dateOfBeatification 2007-10-26
dateOfBirth 1907-05-20
dateOfDeath 1943-08-09
dateOfMarriage 1936-04-09
familyName Jägerstätter NERFINISHED
feastDay May 21
givenName Franz NERFINISHED
heritage illegitimate child later acknowledged by stepfather
honor recognized as martyr by Catholic Church
influenced Christian pacifist movements
mannerOfDeath execution by guillotine
militaryService conscripted into German Wehrmacht
mother Rosalia Huber NERFINISHED
name Franz Jägerstätter NERFINISHED
notableFor conscientious objection during World War II
refusal to serve in Hitler’s army
numberOfChildren 3
occupation farmer
sacristan
opposed Anschluss of Austria to Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
Nazism NERFINISHED
placeOfBeatification Linz, Austria NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth St. Radegund, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Brandenburg-Görden Prison, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany NERFINISHED
placeOfImprisonment Berlin-Tegel Prison NERFINISHED
Enns military prison NERFINISHED
portrayedIn film "A Hidden Life" NERFINISHED
reasonForRefusal Catholic faith and conscience
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
spouse Franziska Jägerstätter NERFINISHED
stepfather Heinrich Jägerstätter NERFINISHED
subjectOf biography by Gordon Zahn "In Solitary Witness" NERFINISHED
veneration Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED

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A Hidden Life mainCharacter Franz Jägerstätter
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