Nov 10 1943, 4 Christians—3 Catholic priests and a Lutheran minister from Lübeck were beheaded by the Nazis on charges of defeatism and favoring the enemy. At a time when ecumenical dialogue was unusual the 4 had formed a deep friendship on their shared opposition to the Nazis.
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Beheaded in quick succession, their blood literally ran together. A service marking the beatification of the 3 priests in 2011 made special note of the witness of their Protestant brother. Frs. Johannes Prassak, Eduard Müller, Hermann Lange, and Pastor Karl Fridrich Stellbrink.
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