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Franz Jagerstatter

Franz Jagerstatter. By Carol Lunger. Early Life. He was born in 1907 in a very small town called St. Radegund He was brought up by his grandmother Elizabeth Huber When he was ten, his mother married Heinrich Jagerstatter and was adopted.

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Franz Jagerstatter

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  1. Franz Jagerstatter By Carol Lunger

  2. Early Life • He was born in 1907 in a very small town called St. Radegund • He was brought up by his grandmother Elizabeth Huber • When he was ten, his mother married Heinrich Jagerstatter and was adopted

  3. His life was mostly like the life of a normal Austrian peasant. • He was a farmhand on his stepfather’s farm and was also a minor until 1933. • He then inherited his stepfather’s farm

  4. In that same year he fathered a baby girl named Hildegard Auer out of wedlock. • In 1936, he married FranziskaShwaninger. • During their marriage he had 3 daughters.

  5. On his honeymoon to Rome he became very interested in his religion. • He became the local sexton and started receiving Eucharist every day. • He learned about obedience to authority and his obedience to God.

  6. He taught himself about carrying out his life and his eternal life with God • He read about Jesus’ suffering and passion • Became very devote to his religion

  7. In 1938 Austria joined World War II • Austria joined the war anyway • He was sworn in on June 17, 1940

  8. Shortly after he was allowed to return home back to his family and the farm. • He was then in active service from October 1940 through April 1941 • Once he was home he began looking even deeper into his religion and became convinced that his participation in the war was truly a sin • He ignored his next call to active duty in March 1943.

  9. He was very against the fact of sinning against God that he sought counsel from at least three priests and his bishop. • Bishop Joseph Fliesser gave him advice • Each priest tried to convince him that his military service was compatible with his religion. • Being a devote Christian and trying to keep from sin he still refused to join the armed forces

  10. He went to the induction center and announced his refusal to fight. • He was imprisoned at Linz and then was transferred to Berlin-Tegel for his trial on July 6, 1943. • He was condemned to death by sedation. • On August 9th, 1943 Franz was executed for his faith.

  11. When Franz wrote "If I must write... with my hands in chains, I find that much better than if my will were in chains. Neither prison nor chains nor sentence of death can rob a man of the Faith and his free will. God gives so much strength that it is possible to bear any suffering” shows us how important his faith was to him in the end.

  12. Giving up his life for his religion show us courage and how important our faith is to us and how even if it’s the last few moments of your life and you have nothing left you still have your faith and no one can take that from you.

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