Karl Leisner

Karl Leisner

Blessed Karl Leisner (February 28, 1915, Rees – August 12, 1945) was a Roman Catholic priest interned in the Dachau concentration camp. He died of tuberculosis shortly after being liberated by the Allied forces. He has been declared a martyr and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 23, 1996.

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