Franz Jägerstätter - martyr

The beatification of the Austrian martyr on October 26th 2007 in Linz Cathedral is an outstanding day, an expression of something which has grown stronger over the decades, reaching far beyond the borders of his homeland: a deep sense of the value of this farmer and father of a family who was executed in 1943, a victim of the unjust National Socialist system which he rejected out of religious conscience. The Catholic Church is hereby expressly recognicing the courageous attitude of this faithful man, who still has so much to say to us today.