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Venerable Engelmar Unzeitig
Venerable Engelmar Unzeitig

Blessed Engelmar Unzeitig

Also known as: Angel of Dachau; Hubert Unzeitig

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

March 2

Born

March 1, 1911

Died

March 2, 1945

Beatified

24 September 2016 by Pope Francis

Venerated

3 July 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Engelmar Unzeitig, also known as the Angel of Dachau, was born on 1 March 1911 in the Czech Republic as Hubert Unzeitig. He was a professed priest in the Congregation of Missionaries of Mariannhill, having been ordained in 1939, and took the name Engelmar. Known for his strong faith and his unwavering commitment to preaching against the teachings of the Nazis, Father Engelmar served as a parish priest in Glöckelberg, Czech Republic.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2016-09-24 by 24 September 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Cathedral of Sankt Kilian, Würzburg, Germany, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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