Blessed Jakob Gapp
Also known as: Jacob Gapp; Jakub Gapp
Feast Day
13-Aug
Born
26 July 1897 at Wattens, Tyrol, Austria
Died
Guillotined at 7.08pm 13 August 1943 at Plotzensee Prison, Berlin, Germany; remains used for research at the Anatomical-Biological Institute of the University of Berlin
Beatified
24 November 1996 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
6 April 1995 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Jakob Gapp, also known as Jacob Gapp or Jakub Gapp, was born on 26 July 1897 in Wattens, Tyrol, Austria. He was the seventh child of Martin Gapp and Antonia Wach, who belonged to the working class. After receiving a basic education in his hometown, Jakob entered the Franciscan high school in Hall in 1910.
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