RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bernhard Lichtenberg

1875 - 1943

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Bernhard Lichtenberg (German: [ˈbɛʁn.haʁt ˈlɪçtn̩ˌbɛʁk] ; 3 December 1875 – 5 November 1943) was a German Catholic priest known for his outspoken opposition to the Nazi regime’s persecution of Jews and other marginalized groups during the Holocaust. He became a notable symbol of religious liberty for his public condemnation of the Nazi government’s policies, including from the pulpit of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin. Despite widespread fear and suppression, Lichtenberg openly called for justice and the humane treatment of Jewish citizens, underscoring the moral responsibilities of religious leaders under totalitarian regimes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernhard Lichtenberg is the 2,328th most popular religious figure (down from 2,082nd in 2019), the 764th most popular biography from Poland (down from 735th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Polish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernhard Lichtenberg ranks 2,328 out of 3,187. Before him are Benedict Menni, Conrad of Wittelsbach, Sophronius IV of Alexandria, Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, Ankhesenpepi II, and Moriteru Ueshiba. After him are Phạm Minh Mẫn, Eustathius of Constantinople, Zenobius of Florence, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, Francesco Moraglia, and Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn.

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Among people born in 1875, Bernhard Lichtenberg ranks 115. Before him are Kunio Yanagita, Erkki Melartin, Arthur Bernardes, Oscar Goßler, Otto Gessler, and Felix Hamrin. After him are Milan Neralić, Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, Friedrich von Huene, Mammad Hasan Hajinski, Alexander Goldenweiser, and Fritz Manteuffel. Among people deceased in 1943, Bernhard Lichtenberg ranks 129. Before him are Hristo Lukov, Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, Walther von Hünersdorff, Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin, Anita Augspurg, and Tōson Shimazaki. After him are Fats Waller, Ruth Belville, Aristarkh Lentulov, Curt Haase, W. S. Van Dyke, and Elise Richter.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Bernhard Lichtenberg ranks 764 out of 1,694. Before him are Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1769), Anna Langfus (1920), Juliusz Kossak (1824), Elżbieta Krzesińska (1934), Simonas Daukantas (1793), and Katja Ebstein (1945). After him are Johann Christian Günther (1695), Wojciech Has (1925), Stanisław Szukalski (1893), Gisela Hahn (1943), Theodor Kotschy (1813), and Johann Gottfried Piefke (1815).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Poland

Among religious figures born in Poland, Bernhard Lichtenberg ranks 36. Before him are Józef Glemp (1929), August Hlond (1881), Wincenty Kadłubek (1150), Zenon Grocholewski (1939), Aleksander Kakowski (1862), and Dorothea of Montau (1347). After him are Hypatius Pociej (1541), Michał Sopoćko (1888), Johann Dzierzon (1811), Konrad Krajewski (1963), Ida Siekmann (1902), and Zbigniew Oleśnicki (1389).

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