Blessed Josef MayrNusser

Blessed Josef Mayrnusser

Also known as: Pepi (nickname); Martyr of the First Commandment

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

24 February; 3 October on some calendars

Born

27 December 1910 in Bolzano, Italy

Died

Morning of 24 February 1945 in Erlangen, Germany of dysentery on a train en route to the Dachau concentration camp to be executed by firing squad; re-buried at the church of San Giuseppe in Bolzano, Italy in 1958

Beatified

18 March 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Bolzano, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

8 July 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Josef Mayrnusser, also known as Pepi, was born on 27 December 1910 in Bolzano, Italy, into a pious rural farm family. He was deeply influenced by his brother Jakob, who became a priest, and both were devoted followers of Blessed Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam and Saint Vincent de Paul. Inspired by their examples of service to the poor, Josef joined the Saint Vincent de Paul Society in 1932.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2017-03-18 by 18 March 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Bolzano, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato