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Otto Neururer (25 March 1882 – 30 May 1940) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and was the first priest to die in a Nazi concentration camp. Neururer did his studies for the priesthood in Brixen before he served as a teacher and pastor in several cities before settling in 1932 in Götzens near Innsbruck.
Otto Neururer (March 25, 1882 - May 30, 1940) was a Catholic priest. He was born the twelfth child of a peasant family and felt early desire to become a priest. In 1895, Neururer was sent to the minor seminary in Bressanone Vinzentinum.
Otto Neururer (* 25. März 1882 in Piller, Tirol; † 30. Mai 1940 im KZ Buchenwald, Deutschland) war ein katholischer Pfarrer, NS-Opfer und KZ-Häftling. Er wurde wegen verbotener Ausübung seines Priesteramtes ermordet und ist ein Seliger der katholischen Kirche.
Otto Neururer was a parish priest in Tyrol who opposed the Nazi regime and helped prisoners in Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps. He was beaten, starved and executed for his faith and his pastoral work in 1940.
Mar 25, 2022 · Blessed Otto Neururer was the first priest to be killed in a Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald. His fame of sanctity was highlighted by the fact that he shared his meager food rations with the weakest prisoners, among many other heroic deeds.
Learn about the life and martyrdom of Blessed Otto Neururer, a priest who defied the Nazis and ministered to prisoners in concentration camps. He was the first priest killed in a camp and his feast day is on May 30.
Otto Neururer was the first priest martyred by the Nazis in 1940. He was a Vincentian priest who defended Christian marriage and catechized other inmates in Buchenwald concentration camp.
