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Franz Pfanner

Founder of Mariannhillers
Franz Pfanner, CMM, also anglicised as Francis Pfanner, was an Austrian Catholic monk and founder of what would become the Mariannhillers. He was a member of the Trappists, from whom the new order was branched off. Wikipedia
Born: September 21, 1825, Langen bei Bregenz, Austria
Died: May 24, 1909 (age 83 years), Umzimkulu, South Africa
Organization founded: Mariannhillers