Convent Resistance to the Nazi Regime

Within Catholic religious orders, both men and women also took a stand against the injustice of the Nazi regime. In Tyrol, communities such as the Franciscans, the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the Third Order Sisters, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Salesian Sisters of Thurnfeld continued their religious and social missions despite surveillance, repression, and forced closures. Many provided refuge to the persecuted, rejected ideological conformity, or resisted the inhuman goals of the regime through their work in care, education, and pastoral ministry. Their resistance was often quiet but effective—motivated by conscience, faith, and compassion.

Blog 15 Haus zum Guten Hirten

Blog 55 Schwester Angela Autsch

Blog 16 Salesianerinnen und Kreuzschwestern

Blog 17 Tertiarschwestern in Hall in Tirol

Blog 18 Societe des filles du Sacre Cour

Blog 19 Kreuzschwestern in Hall in Tirol

Blog 24 Franziskaner Kloster

Blog 25 Verfolgte Franziskaner in Hall in Tirol

Blog 26 Mutige Franziskaner in Hall in Tirol

Blog 28 Pallotiner-Pater Franz Reinisch