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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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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Clemens August Graf von Galen givenName Clemens August
subject linked to: von Galen