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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Utrecht, Daniel
Titre(s) : The Lion of Münster [Texte imprimé] : the bishop who roared against Nazis / by Daniel Utrecht of the Oratory
Publication : Charlotte, N.C. : TAN Books, copyright 2016
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-404 p.[16] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"The dear God placed me in a position in which I had a duty to call black 'black'
and white 'white'." These words were spoken by Cardinal Clemens August von Galen,
the bishop of Münster, Germany from 1933 to 1946. In so doing, he risked death at
the hands of the Nazis. One Gestapo leader even called for his public hanging. Joseph
Goebbels and others in the Nazi leadership, knowing the bishop's popularity, advised
waiting, subscribing to the adage that "revenge is a dish best served cold." In this
definitive English language biography of the great Lion of Münster, encounter the
young von Galen as he learns the Catholic faith and love of the fatherland from his
family. Follow him as he grows into a man--towering giant of a man, in both stature
and character. As a nobleman and prince of the Church, he loved his homeland. But
he loved God, His Church, and His law even more. And he knew that calling his homeland
back to God was the way in which, as a bishop, he could best service the people under
his spiritual care. And so, in three magnificent sermons and countless other speeches,
communiques, and gestures, the Lion roared
Sujet(s) : Galen, Clemens August von (1878-1946)
Église et État -- Allemagne -- 1933-1945
National-socialisme et christianisme
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey : 282.430 92 (23e éd.) = Église catholique romaine - Europe centrale Allemagne - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1618907646. - ISBN 9781618907646 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47261773d
Notice n° :
FRBNF47261773
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