The Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen (March 16 1878 – March 22 1946) was a German count Bishop of Münster and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A German nationalist and aristocrat he became an important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism. During World War Two Galen led Catholic protest against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the church. He was appointed as Cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
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