Heinrich Maier

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Heinrich Maier, DDr., born February 16, 1908 in Großweikersdorf, was executed as the last victim on March 22, 1945 of Hitler's régime in Vienna.

He was a Roman Catholic priest, pedagogue, philosopher and a member of the Austrian Resistance.

Heinrich Maier 1932, blessing hundreds of people standing out of church

1 Family
2 Education
3 Studentenverbindung
4 Scouting
5 Other Youth groups
6 Last words
7 Memorials
8 External links

[edit] Family

His father Heinrich Maier was a railway official in Austria. His mother Katharina was the daughter of a policemen. His sister was born in 1910 near Gmünd. His sister was educated by his grandmother and his aunt in Moravia. He received strong financial support from his relative Gabriele Maier.

[edit] Education

Volksschule
Gymnasium in Sankt Pölten 1918-1923
Gymnasium in Leoben 1923-1926
University of Vienna 1926-1928
Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum 1928-1930
University of Vienna

[edit] Studentenverbindung

During his time as an active student he became a member of the K.Ö.St.V. Nibelungia im ÖCV.

[edit] Scouting

Heinrich Maier was chaplain of a Scout group of the Österreichisches Pfadfinderkorps St.Georg, the Catholic Austrian Scout association between 1926 and 1938 in Austria, in Vienna.

Scouting Portal

[edit] Other Youth groups

He was also a chaplain of the altar boys and the Präses of the Marianischen Kinderkongregation, a youth group of the Christian life community.

[edit] Last words

His last words were "Live Christus,the king! Live Austria!" (Es lebe Christus, der König! Es lebe Österreich!)

[edit] Memorials

1945 Memorial Grave (Ehrengrab) in Vienna (Friedhof in Neustift am Walde)
1949 A street in Vienna is named DDr. Heinrich Maier Straße (DDr.Heinrich Maier Street)
1988 Commemorative plaque in front of the church Saint Leopold in Vienna
1995 Heinrich Maier Oratorium composed by Gerald Spitzner