Clemens August

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Clemens August was a German count and Catholic bishop, later cardinal, renowned for his outspoken opposition to Nazi policies during the Third Reich.

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Label Occurrences
Clemens August canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop ⓘ
German count ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ
human ⓘ
appointedBishop 1933 ⓘ
beatifiedBy Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
birthDate 1878-03-16 ⓘ
burialPlace Münster Cathedral ⓘ
canonizationStatus beatified ⓘ
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
createdCardinalBy Pope Pius XII ⓘ
dateOfBeatification 2005-10-09 ⓘ
deathDate 1946-03-22 ⓘ
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Münster
era Third Reich ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
familyName von Galen ⓘ
father Friedrich Matthias von Galen ⓘ
givenName August ⓘ
Clemens ⓘ
honorificPrefix Bishop ⓘ
Blessed ⓘ
Cardinal ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
madeCardinal 1946-02-18 ⓘ
memberOf Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
mother Elisabeth von Spee ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Galen ⓘ
nobleTitle Graf ⓘ
notableFor condemnation of Nazi euthanasia program ⓘ
criticism of Gestapo abuses ⓘ
opposition to Nazi policies ⓘ
sermons against National Socialism ⓘ
occupation Catholic priest ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
opposed Aktion T4 euthanasia program ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf German Resistance to Nazism ⓘ
placeOfBeatification Vatican City ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dinklage ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Germany ⓘ
Münster ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Münster ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Münster ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clemens August Graf von Galen → givenName → Clemens August ⓘ
subject linked to: von Galen
Clemens August Graf von Galen → givenName → Clemens August ⓘ
subject linked to: Lion of Münster