# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/clemens-august-von-galen
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:34:42.140Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/clemens-august-von-galen"
name: "Clemens August von Galen"
slug: "clemens-august-von-galen"
description: "Clemens Augustinus Emmanuel Joseph Pius Anthonius Hubertus Marie Graf von Galen, better known as Clemens August Graf von Galen, was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. During World War II, Galen led Catholic protests against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the Church in Nazi Germany. He was appointed a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946, shortly before his death, and was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005."
tagline: "German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal, important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism (1878–1946)"
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country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1878-03-16"
deathDate: "1946-03-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump