Historical FigureMale
Kaj Munk
1898 – 1944
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryKaj 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 13, 1898
Maribo
Date of death
January 4, 1944
Silkeborg
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark
Occupations & fields
playwrightscreenwriterpoetLutheran pastorparsonProtestant theologian
- Field and occupation
- dánský dramatik, luteránský pastor a oběť nacistické okupace
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