Blessed Franz Jägerstätter
Also known as: Franz Jaegerstaetter
Feast Day
9-Aug
Born
20 May 1907 in Sankt Radegund, Oberösterreich, Austria
Died
Beheaded on 9 August 1943 in Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany
Beatified
26 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
1 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Franz Jágerstátter, also known as Franz Jaegerstaetter, was born on May 20, 1907 in Sankt Radegund, Oberösterreich, Austria. He was born to Rosalia Huber and Franz Bachmeier, who were both servants and too poor to get married. Tragically, Franz's father died in World War I when Franz was just a young boy. Following his father's death, his mother married local farmer Heinrich Jágerstátter, who adopted Franz and raised him as his own.
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