Bernhard Lichtenberg | |
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 Fr. Bernhard Lichtenberg | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 3 December 1875 Ohlau, Prussian Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 5 November 1943 (aged 67) While being transported from Berlin to Dachau concentration camp, Germany |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Germany) |
| Beatified | 23 June 1996, Germany, by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin, Germany |
| Feast | 5 November |
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Bernhard Lichtenberg (German: [ˈbɛʁn.haʁt ˈlɪçtn̩ˌbɛʁk] ; 3 December 1875 – 5 November 1943) was a German Catholic priest who became known for repeatedly speaking out, after the rise of Adolf Hitler and during the Holocaust, against the persecution and deportation of the Jews. After serving a jail sentence, he died in the custody of the Gestapo on his way to Dachau concentration camp.[1] Raul Hilberg wrote: "Thus a solitary figure had made his singular gesture. In the buzz of rumormongers and sensation seekers, Bernhard Lichtenberg fought almost alone."[2]
He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1996 and recognized as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 2004.[3][4]
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- ^ Gaydosh, Brenda (2017). Bernhard Lichtenberg. Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of the Nazi Regime, Lanham. p. 175.
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