Bishop Christoph von Galen

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
gptkbp:advocatesFor Human rights
Social justice
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Münster
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awardedBy Honorary doctorates
gptkbp:birthDate 1878-02-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dülmen,_Germany
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1933-05-21
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Catholic_community_in_Münster
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-03-22
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Monsignor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Christoph von Galen
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Germany
gptkbp:influenced Post-war_German_politics
gptkbp:inspiration Catholic_resistance_movements
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Catholic_social_teaching
gptkbp:isKnownFor Courageous sermons
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy Moral leadership
gptkbp:knownFor Opposition_to_Nazi_regime
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance against tyranny
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableWork Sermons against euthanasia
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Nazi_euthanasia_program
gptkbp:participatedIn Public_protests_against_Nazi_policies
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Münster_Cathedral
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Bishop_of_Münster
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Clemens_August_Graf_von_Galen
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkbp:recognizes gptkb:Hero_of_the_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse nan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hermann_Wilhelm_Pott
gptkbp:wasA Theologian
Religious leader
Public figure
Symbol of faith
Voice for the voiceless
Advocate for justice
Promoter of peace
Defender of human dignity
Advocate for the oppressed
Critic of totalitarianism
Leader_in_the_Church
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:University_of_Freiburg
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Social issues
gptkbp:wasHomeTo Various organizations
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:German_Bishops'_Conference
gptkbp:wrote Letters and sermons