Kaj Munk
Playwright, Author
1898 – 1944
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Who was Kaj Munk?
Kaj Harald Leininger Munk was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom during the Occupation of Denmark of World War II. He is commemorated as a martyr in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on 14 August, alongside Maximilian Kolbe.
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- Born
- Jan 13, 1898
Lolland - Also known as
- Harald Leininger Munk
- Kaj Harald Leininger Petersen
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Profession
- Education
- University of Copenhagen
- Died
- Jan 4, 1944
Denmark
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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