Franz Sales Hess
Franz Sales Heß OSB, born Johann Sigmund Heß (born May 1, 1899 in Sassanfahrt ; † March 21, 1989 in Münsterschwarzach ) was a German Benedictine priest and grammar school teacher who was in the priestly block of the Dachau concentration camp from 1941 to 1945 .
Life
Johann Sigmund Heß , his real name, entered the canonical novitiate of the Münsterschwarzach Abbey in 1919 after graduating from Lohr am Main. As a religious name he received that of St. Francis de Sales . From 1920 to 1926 he studied philosophy and theology in St. Ottilien and Würzburg . He was ordained a priest on March 19, 1925.
After the abolition of the Abbey Münsterschwarzach to inform you by the Nazis in 1941 spread Father Franz Hess sales leaflets to the people. Thereupon he was arrested by the Gestapo on May 31, 1941 . After his pre-trial detention in Rimpar , the SS transferred him to the priestly block of the Dachau concentration camp. After almost four years in prison, he was released on March 28, 1945, shortly before the end of the war.
After his release, he wrote the book Dachau Concentration Camp - A World Without God , which describes the sufferings of the prisoners in the concentration camp , about his experiences in the camp .
After the war he worked as a teacher and director at the Egbert-Gymnasium in Münsterschwarzach, where he died on March 21, 1989.
Fonts
- Dachau concentration camp - a world without God . Viertürme-Verlag Münsterschwarzach 2018 (5th edition), first published in 1946. ISBN 978-3878681991
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography in Dachau concentration camp - A world without God
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hess, Franz Sales |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heß, Johann Sigmund (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine priest and high school teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sassan journey |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1989 |
| Place of death | Münsterschwarzach |