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| Born | 15 January 1867 Neuhaus bei Nittenau, Oberpfalz, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | 10 June 1946 (aged 79) Regensburg, Oberpfalz, German Reich |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 October 2009, Regensburg Cathedral, Germany by Archbishop Angelo Amato |
| Feast | 10 June |
Joseph Kugler, OH (15 January 1867 - 10 June 1946) was a German Roman Catholic professed religious of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God. Kugler entered the congregation in 1893 and assumed his religious name Eustachius upon admittance into the novitiate.[1]
Kugler came into direct contact with the Gestapo during World War II and came to their attention due to being an outspoken critic of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. He also opposed their approval of euthanasia of the ill and old and their anti-Christian policies.
The rite of beatification for the late religious was celebrated in the Regensburg Cathedral on 4 October 2009 with Archbishop Angelo Amato presiding over the beatification on the behalf of Pope Benedict XVI.[2]
- ^ "Blessed Eustachius Kugler". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Blessed Joseph Kugler". Saints SQPN. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.