Saint Conrad of Parzham
Also known as: Conrad Birndorfer; Hansel Birndorfer; Johann Birndorfer; Johannes Birndorfer; John Birndorfer; Corrado Giovanni Evangelista Birndorfer da Parzham; Konrad…
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 21
Born
December 22, 1818
Died
April 21, 1894
Canonized
20 May 1934 by Pope Pius XI
Beatified
30 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Conrad of Parzham, also known by various names such as Conrad Birndorfer, Hansel Birndorfer, Johann Birndorfer, Johannes Birndorfer, John Birndorfer, Corrado Giovanni Evangelista Birndorfer da Parzham, and Konrad, was born on December 22, 1818, in Parzham, Bavaria, Germany. He was the youngest of nine children born into a farming family in a region that was recovering from the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars....