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“Holy Land Tyrol” gains a new saint

Engelbert Kolland's parents (small picture) moved to Styria. Their house there was transferred to Zell am Ziller and is now home to the Engelbert Museum, which can be visited on 27.10.(Bild: ZOOM Tirol)

On October 20, Franciscan monk Engelbert Kolland from the Zillertal will be canonized in Rome. His homeland celebrates the occasion with festivities - in Rome and in the Zillertal.

According to his biographers, it is his "vision of Christian charity" and not the fact that he was murdered for which Engelbert Kolland will be canonized by Pope Francis in Rome on 20 October. The Franciscan from the Zillertal died a martyr's death.