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Hanns Lilje

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Hanns Lilje

Aliases: Johannes Ernst Richard Lilje

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1899-08-20 （Hannover）
Died
1977-01-06 （Hannover） age 77
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Lutheran Baptized in 1899 （Baptismal Name: Johannes）
Residence History
Hannover

Career

Occupations
General secretary of the German Student Christian Movement, Lutheran bishop, Ecumenical movement pioneer
Active Years
1924-1977
Affiliations
German Student Christian Movement, Confessing Church, Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Hanover, United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany, Lutheran World Federation, World Council of Churches, Loccum Abbey

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Valley of the Shadow

1947 Memoir

Account of his experiences during imprisonment by the Nazis at Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps, including solitary confinement and torture.

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Health

  • Concentration camp internment and torture
    1943-1945
    Drew strength from memorized Bible verses during solitary confinement.

Legacy

Pioneer of the ecumenical movement, served as Bishop of Hanover, Presiding Bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church, President of the Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches. Notable resistor against Nazis.

Quotes

  • For whether we live unto the Lord or die unto the Lord; whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's.
    Source: Romans 14:8 (50)

Trivia

  • Imprisoned in Dachau and later transferred to Buchenwald concentration camps.
  • Abbot Johannes XI of Loccum Abbey.
  • Consecrated Stefano Moshi as the first presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.