Alois Mutz
Alois Mutz (born December 21, 1909 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † November 21, 2005 in Überlingen ) was a German Catholic clergyman.
Career
Mutz came from Freiburg im Breisgau . He was ordained a priest on April 15, 1934. The vicariate initially led him to the parish of St. Peter and Paul in Singen (Hohentwiel) . After a brief pastoral activity in Wiechs am Randen , he was parish administrator in Stockach from 1943 . There, in April 1945, after the murder of prisoners of war and foreign workers as well as French soldiers by SS troops with personal commitment, he prevented a retaliatory action by the French army, which intended to shoot citizens of Stockach taken hostage and burn the city down.
From 1946 to 1975 he was pastor in Bad Dürrheim and from 1955 to 1975 in Hochemmingen . During this time the church was rebuilt. Most recently he was in charge of the parish of Andelshofen .
Honors
On October 31, 1984, Mutz received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon. His services to the city of Stockach were also honored. In 1995 the city erected a memorial in the city garden to commemorate the victims of the atrocity and the rescuers Alois Mutz and Ernst Sigel. In addition, a street in Stockach bears his name.
literature
- Hartmut Rathke: Stockach in the age of the world wars. Konstanz, 2004. ISBN 3-00-014732-2
Web links
- Farewell to Alois Mutz , in: Südkurier, November 25, 2005
- Illustration of the monument in Stockach
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office of the Federal President
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mutz, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 2005 |
| Place of death | Überlingen |