Clemens August Graf von Galen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Clemens August von Galen ) Jump to navigation Jump to search The Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen Cardinal, Bishop of Münster Church Latin Church Diocese Münster Appointed 5 September 1933 Term ended 22 March 1946 Predecessor Johannes Poggenburg Successor Michael Keller Orders Ordination 28 May 1904 by Hermann Dingelstadt Consecration 28 October 1933 by Karl Joseph Schulte Created cardinal 21 February 1946 by Pope Pius XII Rank Cardinal-Priest Personal details Birth name Clemens August Graf von Galen Born 16 March 1878 Dinklage Castle , Dinklage , Oldenburg , Germany Died 22 March 1946 (aged 68) Münster , Westphalia , Germany Buried Münster Cathedral Nationality German Motto Nec laudibus nec timore (neither by flattery nor by fear) [1] Coat of arms Sainthood Feast day 22 March Beatified 9 October 2005 Saint Peter's Square , Vatican City by P
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