RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Michael von Faulhaber

1869 - 1952

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Michael von Faulhaber (5 March 1869 – 12 June 1952) was a German Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising for 35 years, from 1917 to his death in 1952. Created a cardinal in 1921, von Faulhaber remained an outspoken monarchist and denounced the Weimar Republic as rooted in "perjury and treason" against the German Empire during a speech at the 62nd German Catholics' Day of 1922. Cardinal von Faulhaber was a senior member and co-founder of the Amici Israel, a priestly association founded in Rome in 1926 with the goal of working toward the Jewish people's conversion to Roman Catholicism, while also seeking to combat antisemitism within the church. His legacy is complicated, having encouraged German clergy's submission to the Nazi takeover, and acted as a vocal opponent of German democracy, while occasionally voicing opposition to certain actions of the Nazi's. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael von Faulhaber is the 1,422nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,580th in 2019), the 2,006th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,487th in 2019) and the 51st most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Michael von Faulhaber ranks 1,422 out of 3,187. Before him are Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Marcial Maciel, Shaohao, Simon Stock, Philippe Barbarin, and Annie Chapman. After him are Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Muslim ibn Aqil, Yohanan ben Zakkai, Ippolito d'Este, Ludovico Ludovisi, and Dymphna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Michael von Faulhaber ranks 62. Before him are Stanisław Wojciechowski, Stanisław Wyspiański, Hjalmar Söderberg, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, Julius Dorpmüller, and Yevno Azef. After him are Zinaida Gippius, Gerrit Smith Miller, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia, Hans Poelzig, Washington Luís, and Otto Nordenskjöld. Among people deceased in 1952, Michael von Faulhaber ranks 54. Before him are Michael Rostovtzeff, Johan Nygaardsvold, Emilie Louise Flöge, Alfred Einstein, John Langenus, and Solomiya Krushelnytska. After him are Takenoshin Nakai, Otto Dietrich, Carlo Sforza, Paul Neményi, Keisuke Okada, and William Fox.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael von Faulhaber ranks 2,007 out of 7,253. Before him are Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia (1200), Wilhelm Ackermann (1896), Isidor Straus (1845), Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg (1772), Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (1825), and Johannes Sturm (1507). After him are William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1532), Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (1800), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Hans-Peter Briegel (1955), Gotthold Eisenstein (1823), and Julius Plücker (1801).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Michael von Faulhaber ranks 51. Before him are Balthasar Hubmaier (1485), Augustin Bea (1881), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Regino of Prüm (842), Johannes Oecolampadius (1482), and Reinhard Marx (1953). After him are Frederick of Utrecht (780), Walter Brandmüller (1929), Arp Schnitger (1648), Wolfgang of Regensburg (924), Benno (1010), and Irmina of Oeren (700).

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