Heinrich Maier
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Heinrich Maier, DDr., born February 16, 1908 in Großweikersdorf
, was executed on March 22, 1945 as the last victim of Hitler's régime
in Vienna
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He was a Roman Catholic priest, pedagogue, philosopher and a member of the Austrian resistance
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. His sister was educated by his grandmother and his aunt in Moravia
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He received strong financial support from his relative Gabriele Maier.
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of the Österreichisches Pfadfinderkorps St.Georg, the Catholic Austrian Scout association between 1926 and 1938 in Austria, in Vienna.
and the Präses of the Marianischen Kinderkongregation, a youth group of the Christian life community
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Großweikersdorf
Großweikersdorf is a municipality in the district of Tulln in Lower Austria, Austria....
, was executed on March 22, 1945 as the last victim of Hitler's régime
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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He was a Roman Catholic priest, pedagogue, philosopher and a member of the Austrian resistance
Austrian resistance
The Austrian resistance to the Nazi rule that started with the Anschluss in 1938 had a prehistory of socialist and communist activism against the era of Austrofascism from 1934. These activists, limited primarily to adherents of the political far left, operated in isolation from the Austrian...
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Family
His father Heinrich Maier was a railway official in Austria. His mother Katharina was the daughter of a policemen. His sister was born in 1910 near GmündGmünd
Gmünd is a town in the district of Spittal an der Drau, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.The municipality is situated within the valley of the Lieser river, a left tributary of the Drava, east of the Hohe Tauern mountain range.-Municipality breakdown:...
. His sister was educated by his grandmother and his aunt in Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
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He received strong financial support from his relative Gabriele Maier.
Education
- VolksschuleVolksschuleA Volksschule was an 18th century system of state-supported primary schools established in the Habsburg Austrian Empire and Prussia . Attendance was supposedly compulsory, but a 1781 census reveals that only one fourth of school-age children attended. At the time, this was one of the few examples...
- GymnasiumGymnasium (school)A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Sankt PöltenSankt PöltenSankt Pölten is the capital city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria. With inhabitants , it is Lower Austria's largest city...
1918-1923 - Gymnasium in LeobenLeobenLeoben is a Styrian city in central Austria, located by the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial center and hosts the University of Leoben which specialises in mining...
1923-1926 - University of ViennaUniversity of ViennaThe University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
1926-1928 - Collegium Germanicum et HungaricumCollegium Germanicum et HungaricumThe Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum or simply Collegium Germanicum is a German-speaking seminary for Roman Catholic priests in Rome, founded in 1552. Since 1580 its full name has been Pontificium Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum de Urbe....
1928-1930 - University of Vienna
Studentenverbindung
During his time as an active student he became a member of the K.Ö.St.V. Nibelungia im ÖCVCartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen
The Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen or Cartellverband is a German umbrella organization of Catholic male student fraternities .-Foundation:...
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Scouting
Heinrich Maier was chaplain of a Scout groupScout Group
The Scout Group is the local organisation for Scouting in most countries where it is active. It combines together the different sections into a single body. Scout Groups can consist of any number of sections in the different Age Groups in Scouting and Guiding...
of the Österreichisches Pfadfinderkorps St.Georg, the Catholic Austrian Scout association between 1926 and 1938 in Austria, in Vienna.
Other Youth groups
He was also a chaplain of the altar boysAltar server
An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian religious service. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on....
and the Präses of the Marianischen Kinderkongregation, a youth group of the Christian life community
Christian life community
The Christian Life Community is an international association of lay Christians who have adopted an Ignatian model of spiritual life. The 'Community' is present in almost sixty countries....
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Last words
His last words were "Live Christus,the king! Live Austria!" (Es lebe Christus, der König! Es lebe Österreich!)Memorials
- 1945 Memorial Grave (EhrengrabEhrengrabAn Ehrengrab is a distinction granted by certain German, Swiss and Austrian cities to one of their citizens for extraordinary services or achievements in their lifetime. If there are no descendants or institutions to care for the gravesite, the communities or cities will take responsibility for...
) in Vienna (Friedhof in Neustift am Walde) - 1949 A street in Vienna is named DDr. Heinrich Maier Straße (DDr.Heinrich Maier Street)
- 1988 Commemorative plaque in front of the church Saint Leopold in Vienna
- 1995 Heinrich Maier Oratorium composed by Gerald Spitzner [Video: http://venite-austria.jimdo.com/heinrich-maier-gedenken/ ]
External links
- Documentation Archive of Austrian Resistance (DÖW)
- DÖW-Heinrich Maier
- :de:http://venite-austria.jimdo.com/heinrich-maier-gedenken Heinrich-Maier (German text)