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Wednesday, August 12
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Luna Nova
Blessed Karl Leisner
Rees, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Blessed Karl Leisner, born on 28 February 1915 in Rees, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was a young man of great faith and determination. In his youth, he studied theology in Münster and was passionate about establishing Catholic youth groups.
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