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Clemens August von Galen

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German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal, important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism (1878-1946)

GermanyReligious FiguresLived 1878 to 1946 · aged 68
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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.

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Galen was one of 13 children born to an old aristocratic family in Burg Dinklage.Galen was one of 13 children born to an old aristocratic family in Burg Dinklage.Clemens August (third from left) at age sixClemens August (third from left) at age sixGalen in 1899 after a huntGalen in 1899 after a huntGalen's tomb in Münster CathedralGalen's tomb in Münster Cathedral

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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.

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Germany
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Religious Figures
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Religious Figure
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deceased
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Lived 1878 to 1946 · aged 68
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