Franz König

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Franz König was an influential Austrian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who played a key role in the Second Vatican Council and in fostering dialogue between the Church and the modern world.

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instanceOf Austrian person
Catholic cardinal
human
appointedBy Pope Pius XII NERFINISHED
awardReceived Austrian Decoration for Science and Art NERFINISHED
Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Austria
countryOfDeath Austria NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1905-08-03
dateOfCardinalElevation 1958-12-15
dateOfDeath 2004-03-13
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna NERFINISHED
educatedAt Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED
University of Vienna
elevatedToCardinalBy Pope John XXIII NERFINISHED
endTime 1985
familyName König NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork church diplomacy
pastoral ministry
theology
givenName Franz NERFINISHED
hasTitle His Eminence
influenced Catholic–Marxist dialogue in Europe NERFINISHED
post–Vatican II Catholic theology
knownFor fostering dialogue with non-believers
influential role at the Second Vatican Council
support for religious freedom
languageSpoken German
Latin NERFINISHED
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableWork engagement with Marxism and communist regimes
promotion of dialogue between the Catholic Church and the modern world
promotion of ecumenism
promotion of interreligious dialogue
occupation theologian
university teacher
ordinationDate 1933
participantIn Second Vatican Council NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Lower Austria NERFINISHED
Waldviertel NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Vienna NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Vienna NERFINISHED
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido NERFINISHED
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder secular clergy
residence Vienna
sexOrGender male
startTime 1956

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König hasNotableBearer Franz König