Joseph Kentenich
Servant of God Joseph Kentenich | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Peter Joseph Kentenich 16 November 1885 Gymnich, German Empire |
| Died | 15 September 1968 (aged 82) Schoenstatt, Vallendar, West Germany |
| Resting place | Church of the Adoration, Vallendar, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Order | Schoenstatt Movement |
| School | Pallottine College |
| Profession | Theologian, educator |
| Ordination | 8 July 1910 |
| Senior posting | |
| Present post | Founder and first Director of the Schoenstatt Movement; first Superior General of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Priest |
| Website | http://www.pater-kentenich.org/en/ |
Peter Joseph Kentenich, SAC (16 November 1885 – 15 September 1968) was a German Pallottine priest and founder of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement. Kentenich was a theologian, educator, and founder of a Catholic movement, whose teachings underwent a series of challenges from political and ecclesiastical powers. The process for his beatification was opened in 1975.