Michael von Faulhaber

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Michael von Faulhaber was a prominent 20th-century German Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Munich known for his influential role in church affairs during the Weimar Republic and Nazi era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop
Catholic cardinal
German person
human
theologian
appointedBy Pope Benedict XV
consecrationAsBishopDate 1911-10-01
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1869-03-05
dateOfCardinalCreation 1919-12-15
dateOfDeath 1952-06-12
diocese Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
educatedAt University of Munich NERFINISHED
University of Würzburg NERFINISHED
elevatedToCardinalBy Pope Benedict XV
endTime 1952
endTimeAtBishopOfSpeyer 1917
familyName von Faulhaber
fieldOfWork Catholic theology
biblical studies
givenName Michael
hasOccupation Catholic priest
university lecturer
honorificPrefix Cardinal
His Eminence
knownFor defense of the Old Testament against antisemitic attacks
sermons critical of Nazi ideology
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf College of Cardinals
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Advent sermons of 1933–1934
ordainedAsPriestDate 1892-08-01
participatedIn Catholic opposition to aspects of National Socialism
First Vatican Council reception debates (as later commentator)
Weimar Republic church–state relations
placeOfBirth Heidenfeld
Kingdom of Bavaria
placeOfDeath Bavaria
Munich
West Germany
positionHeld Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Anastasia
previousPost Bishop of Speyer
religion Catholic Church
residence Munich
sexOrGender male
startTime 1917
startTimeAtBishopOfSpeyer 1911

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