The Reverend Monsignor Georg Ratzinger | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
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Ordination | 29 June 1951 by Michael von Faulhaber |
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Born | Georg Ratzinger 15 January 1924 Pleiskirchen, Bavaria, Germany |
Died | 1 July 2020 Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany | (aged 96)
Nationality | German |
Denomination | Catholic (Latin Church) |
Parents | Joseph Ratzinger Sr. Maria Peintner |
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Georg Ratzinger PA (15 January 1924 – 1 July 2020), also known as George Ratzinger in English, was a German Catholic priest and musician, known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of Regensburg. He was the elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI. Their grand-uncle was the German politician Georg Ratzinger.