Blessed Alois Andritzki

Also known as

• Alojs Andricki

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One of six childen born to Johann Andritzki Kantor, a school teacher, and Magdalena Andritzki. Ordained on 30 July 1939 in the diocese of Dresden-Meissen, Germany. Arrested by the Gestapo for producing Christmas plays which were described as having “hostile statements” against the Nazi regime. Died in the Dachau concentration camp. Martyr.

Born

• 2 July 1914 in Radibor, Dresden, Germany

Died

• euthanized by lethal injection on 3 February 1943 in Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany

Venerable

• 10 December 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable Alois, contact
     Dr. Andrea Ambrosi
     Cyrill-Methodius-Verein e. V.
     An der Petrikirche 7
     02625 Bautzen, GERMANY

Additional Information

• Andricki.De
• Hagiography Circle
• Kaplan Adritzki.De

MLA Citation

• “Venerable Alois Andritzki”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 December 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/venerable-alois-andritzki/>

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Church beatifies Nazi-victim priest

Andritzki is now known to German Catholics as "Blessed Alois"
The Catholic Church has beatified the venerated priest Alois Andritzki, who was murdered by the Nazis at the Dachau concentration camp. Andritzki has long been revered by Sorbs, a minority ethnicity in eastern Germany.

German Priest Alois Andritzki, who died at Nazi hands in Dachau, has been bestowed the title "Blessed" by the Catholic Church.

Andritzki, who was arrested by the National Socialists in 1941 for criticizing the regime and later murdered by lethal injection, was beatified Monday at the Dresden Cathedral in a bilingual ceremony in German and Sorbian, the language of the eastern German Slavic minority to which he belonged.

Roman Cardinal Angelo Amato read the papal declaration of Andritzki's beatification at a ceremony which drew an estimated 11,000 people, many of them in traditional Sorbian dress.

Dresden's Bishop Joachim Reinelt praised Andritzki in his sermon, saying the priest had showed a "bright face" even through the "most awful beastly work" at the Dachau concentration camp.

Saxony State Premier Stanislaw Tillich, who spoke at the ceremony in Sorbian, said Andritzki had "unshakably stood by his faith during the time of the inhuman Nazi dictatorship."

Andritzki has long been venerated by eastern Germany's Sorbs

Pope Benedict XVI, who approved Andritzki's beatification in December, honored the priest on Sunday during his noon prayer St. Peter's Square. Benedict said Andritzki remained an attestor to the faith even in times of great suffering.

Andritzki has long been revered by eastern Germany's Catholic Sorbs. Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process.

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