Blessed Clemens August Von Galen
Also known as: Lion of Münster
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 22
Born
March 16, 1878
Died
March 22, 1946
Beatified
9 October 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
20 December 2003 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Clemens August von Galen, also known as the Lion of Münster, was born on 16 March 1878 at Dinklage Castle in Lower Saxony, Germany. He came from one of the oldest German noble families and felt a deep connection to his homeland throughout his life. Von Galen was ordained as a priest on 28 May 1904 in Münster, Germany, and later became the bishop of Münster on 5 September 1933.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2005-10-09 by 9 October 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated by Cardinal Saraiva Martins at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy; the beatification miracle involved Hendrikus Nahak, a 16-year old Indonesian whose life was threatened by a particularly dangerous form of appendicitis in 1995 who was healed after his nurse called on Cardinal von Galen to intercede on the boy‘s behalf
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