Friedrich Radek
Friedrich Radek (born November 10, 1884 in Berlin , † July 17, 1964 in Stralsund ) was a Catholic priest .
Life
Friedrich Radek grew up in Oberglogau and received the sacrament of ordination on June 22, 1907 after studying philosophy and Catholic theology in Breslau . After chaplain positions in the Upper Silesian Biskupitz-Borsigwerk and in Nauen he became Kuratus in Belgard an der Persante in 1915 . From 1922 he was pastor in Stralsund , from 1925 also archpriest. In 1939 he received the title of clergyman .
Pope Pius XII awarded him on December 22, 1949 the title of papal secret chamberlain .
At the end of the Second World War , in early May 1945, after the occupation of Stralsund by Soviet troops, Radek negotiated with their commander and sent himself to the island of Rügen as a parliamentarian to negotiate with the Wehrmacht troops . The resulting surrender of these units saved the Hanseatic city, which was overcrowded with refugees, from destruction. The GDR honored Radek for his commitment in 1955 with the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver . After the GDR authorities closed the Catholic orphanage in 1958 after a smear campaign against the Borromean women residing in Stralsund , Radek returned his medal as a sign of protest.
Friedrich Radek's grave is in the Catholic cemetery on Frankendamm in Stralsund. The rectory of the Holy Trinity parish bears his name.
literature
- Wolfgang Knauft: Friedrich Radek , In: ders. (Ed.): Co-builder of the Diocese of Berlin - 50 Years of History in Character Pictures, Berlin 1979, pp. 133–152, ISBN 3-87554-176-6
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Schematism for the Diocese of Berlin 1960, p. 124
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Radek, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | catholic priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th July 1964 |
| Place of death | Stralsund |