Pope Beatifies German and Armenian Martyrs
Pope John Paul II put seven people on the road to sainthood, beatifying a victim of the Nazis, an Armenian archbishop and five founders or members of religious orders.
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square and cheered as the names of the seven were read.
Among those honored was Nikolaus Gross, a German newspaper editor who voiced opposition to the Nazis. He was executed in 1945.
The other martyr beatified was Ignazio Maloyan, an Armenian archbishop killed in 1915 during the Ottoman campaign to force Armenians out of eastern Turkey.
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