Feast April 17
Blessed Max Josef Metzger
Blessed · Religious · Feast April 17
Biography
Max Josef Metzger was a Catholic priest and leading German pacifist. Due to his activities for peace between nations, Metzger was a thorn in the side of the National Socialists. After being arrested several times, Max Josef Metzger was executed in Brandenburg-Görden Prison in 1944. He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2024.
Feast day
April 17
Birth date
1887-02-03
Death date
1944-04-17
Canonization status
Beatified
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q77874
Feast day of month
17