RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Clemens August Graf von Galen

1878 - 1946

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Clemens Augustinus Emmanuel Joseph Pius Anthonius Hubertus Marie Graf von Galen (16 March 1878 – 22 March 1946), better known as Clemens August Graf von Galen, was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. During World War II, Galen led Catholic protests against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the Church in Nazi Germany. He was appointed a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946, shortly before his death, and was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. Born into the German aristocracy, Galen received part of his education in Austria-Hungary from the Jesuits at Stella Matutina in the town of Feldkirch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clemens August Graf von Galen is the 1,025th most popular religious figure (down from 919th in 2019), the 1,272nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,214th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Religious Figure.

Clemens August Graf von Galen was a German Catholic bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is most famous for opposing the Nazi regime and its euthanasia program.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 1,025 out of 3,187. Before him are Arnulf of Metz, Abdullah ibn Saba', Carlo Maria Viganò, Andrew Kim Taegon, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, and John of Leiden. After him are Saturnin, Rupert of Salzburg, Abiathar, Euthymius the Great, Lambert of Maastricht, and Abdullah ibn Salam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 40. Before him are Frank Jarvis, Sadriddin Ayni, Milan Hodža, Eileen Gray, Elizabeth Arden, and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. After him are Kōki Hirota, Yakov Yurovsky, Marcel Grossmann, Arthur Scherbius, Abdelaziz of Morocco, and Georg Kaiser. Among people deceased in 1946, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 50. Before him are Friedrich Jeckeln, Döme Sztójay, Francisco Largo Caballero, Gustav Noske, Otto Georg Thierack, and Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov. After him are Carl Schuhmann, Marcel Petiot, Anton Mussert, Rüdiger von der Goltz, Othenio Abel, and Shefqet Vërlaci.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 1,272 out of 7,253. Before him are Tilman Riemenschneider (1460), Franz Oppenheimer (1864), Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Alfred Weber (1868), Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468), and Johann van Beethoven (1740). After him are Christian Wulff (1959), Gertrude of Merania (1185), Horst Schumann (1906), Hans Driesch (1867), Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (1484), and Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 32. Before him are Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), Walter Kasper (1933), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Otto of Bamberg (1060), and Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744). After him are Rupert of Salzburg (650), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Arnold Janssen (1837), Henry of Latvia (1187), Günter Guillaume (1927), and Johann Eck (1486).

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