Leo Heinrichs | |
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 Rev. Fr. Leo Heinrichs OFM | |
| Born | Joseph Heinrichs 15 August 1867 Oestrich, Erkelenz, Heinsberg, Germany |
| Died | 23 February 1908 (aged 40) Denver, Colorado, United States |
Leo Heinrichs, OFM (August 15, 1867 – February 23, 1908) was a religious priest of the Franciscan Order. While assigned to St. Elisabeth of Hungary Church in Denver, Colorado, Heinrichs was fatally shot while distributing communion. The shooter, a Sicilian anarchist, later described his motivations as propaganda of the deed and hatred of Catholicism. Heinrichs was later declared a Servant of God, the first step on the path to sainthood.