Franz Bänsch
Father Franz Bänsch OMI (born March 21, 1899 in Großenhain , † April 8, 1961 in Dresden ) was an Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary .
Life
After completing his novitiate and studying theology , he was ordained a priest in 1925. From 1935 he was pastor of St. Paulus in Dresden-Südvorstadt . His job also included pastoral care in the prison, where he worked during the Second World War, especially among the death row inmates at the execution site on Münchner Platz .
In Dresden today a street and a kindergarten are named after him.
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| SURNAME | Bänsch, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bänsch OMI, Father Franz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic religious |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grossenhain |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1961 |
| Place of death | Dresden |