His moving expression of faith and his unswerving obedience to conscience carry an urgent message for today: "Although people have accused me of criminal behavior and condemned me to death, be consoled knowing that in God's eyes not everything is criminal which the world perceives to be criminal. Note: By clicking Checkout, you will be redirected to the secure site which may appear differently on your device. An introduction by Jim Forest and notes by the translator, Robert Krieg, set these writings in the context of Franz's life and times. Venerable Franz Jagerstatter Prayer Card. These writings, including correspondence between Franz and his wife Franziska and a series of reflections written in prison, represent the first English translation of Jägerstätter's writings. He stands as one of the great witnesses and martyrs of our time. Now, with his beatification in 2007, his witness has been embraced by the universal church. For many years Jägerstätter's solitary witness was honored by the Catholic peace movement, while viewed with discomfort by many of his fellow Austrians. Before taking this stand Jägerstätter 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 that violated his conscience. Una figura tan límpida como la del mártir Franz Jägerstätter, campesino de Austria, nos permite comprender cuán actual es esta concepción. After 1945, Franz Jägerstätter long remained a controversial figure in Austria. First Communion Mass Book and Rosary Setįranz Jagerstatter: Letters and Writings from Prisonįranz 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.His mother married Herr Jagerstatter, a small farmer, who adopted Franz. His natural father was killed in World War I. ![]() He was born out of wedlock in 1907 in the small town of St. An illegitimate child, he grew up to be something of a wild one (the first to own a motorcycle in the area), and was perhaps himself the father of an illegitimate child. ![]() Radegund, not far from Braunau, where Hitler was born.
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