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Franz Jagerstatter: Letters and Writings from Prison
Franz Jagerstatter Letters and Writings from Prison Author:Franz Jagerstatter, Erna Putz (Editor), Robert A. Krieg (Translator) Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer, a devoted husband and father, and a devout Catholic, was executed in 1943 as a result of his refusal to serve in the Nazi army. Before taking this stand Jagerstatter consulted both his pastor and his local bishop, who instructed him to do his duty to the fatherland and to obey the law, an instruction t... more »hat violated his conscience.
For many years Jagerstatter's solitary witness was honored by the Catholic peace movement, while viewed with discomfort by many of his fellow Austrians. Now, with his beatification in 2007, his witness has been embraced by the universal church. He stands as one of the great witnesses and martyrs of our time.