Johannes Flintrop
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Johannes Flintrop was a prominent Roman Catholic critic of the Nazi Party who died in the Dachau concentration camp.
(Wuppertal) to devout working class parents. After his theological studies at the University of Münster
, he was ordained a Pastor in Cologne
in 1927. At the age of 23, he initially served the congregation Heart of Jesus in Cologne Mülheim, before becoming a vicar general to the congregation of St. Lambert
at Mettmann
in 1933.
In 1941, he admitted to youth of the Catholic Kolping
workers society that the war had long not been won, and that "it is likely that we (German troops) too committed war atrocities" in the Soviet Union. For this he was imprisoned in Düsseldorf, from where he was transferred to the concentration camp at Dachau on May 1, 1942. He died on August 28, 1943, officially of unknown causes. Surviving inmates of the concentration camp reported that he was forcefully subjected to medical experiments and died as a result of them. He was cremated and buried in his hometown of Barmen by the congregation of St.Lambert in 1943 in silent protest. He has a main street in Mettmann named in his memory.
Biography
Johannes Flintrop was born in BarmenBarmen
Barmen is a former industrial metropolis of the region of Bergisches Land, Germany, which in 1929 with four other towns was merged with the city of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. Barmen was the birth-place of Friedrich Engels and together with the neighbouring town of Elberfeld founded the...
(Wuppertal) to devout working class parents. After his theological studies at the University of Münster
University of Münster
The University of Münster is a public university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The WWU is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research universities...
, he was ordained a Pastor in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
in 1927. At the age of 23, he initially served the congregation Heart of Jesus in Cologne Mülheim, before becoming a vicar general to the congregation of St. Lambert
Saint Lambert (martyr)
Saint Lambert was the bishop of Maastricht from about 670 until his death. Lambert was from a noble family of Maastricht, a protégé of his uncle, Bishop Theodard of Maastricht. When Theodard was murdered soon after 669, the councillors of Childeric II made Lambert bishop of Maastricht...
at Mettmann
Mettmann
Mettmann is a Rhenish town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Mettmann, Germany's most densely populated rural district...
in 1933.
In 1941, he admitted to youth of the Catholic Kolping
Adolph Kolping
Adolph Kolping was a German Catholic priest.-Life:Kolping grew up as the son of a shepherd. At the age of 18 he went to Cologne as a shoemaker’s assistant. He was shocked by the living conditions of most people living there, which influenced his decision to become a priest...
workers society that the war had long not been won, and that "it is likely that we (German troops) too committed war atrocities" in the Soviet Union. For this he was imprisoned in Düsseldorf, from where he was transferred to the concentration camp at Dachau on May 1, 1942. He died on August 28, 1943, officially of unknown causes. Surviving inmates of the concentration camp reported that he was forcefully subjected to medical experiments and died as a result of them. He was cremated and buried in his hometown of Barmen by the congregation of St.Lambert in 1943 in silent protest. He has a main street in Mettmann named in his memory.
External links
- Neanderthal-Stadt Mettmann - Johannes Flintrop at www.mettmann.de
- Koelner-maertyrer.de at www.koelner-maertyrer.de