Gabriel Piguet
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Gabriel Piguet (born 24 Feb 1887 at Mâcon, died 3 July 1952 at Clermont-Ferrand) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, France. He was imprisoned by the Nazis at Dachau Concentration Camp during World War Two. At Dachau he presided over the secret ordination of The Blessed Karl Leisner, who died soon after liberation of the camp.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Paul Berben; Dachau: The Official History 1933-1945; Norfolk Press; London; 1975; ISBN 085211009; p.154-5.
- ^ Karl Leisner; German Resistance Memorial Centre, Index of Persons; retrieved at 4 September 2013