Blessed Joseph Kugler
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Also known as
- Brother Eustachius
Profile
As a young man he was apprenticed as an iron worker, but an injury ended that career. He joined the Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God at Reichenbach, Germany in 1893, making his profession in 1898. He served 20 years in several Hospitaller convent hospitals, often as their prior. He then served 21 years as the Hospitaller provincial. Founded two hospitals.
Born
- 15 January 1867 in Neuhaus, diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
- 10 June 1946 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes
- 19 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
- 4 October 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
- recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Regensburg, Germany by Archbishop Angelo Amato
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Joseph Kugler“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 April 2019. Web. 27 February 2020. <>