page_title: Leo Heinrichs
hierarchical_section_title: Leo Heinrichs
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Pater Leo Heinrichs, Märtyrer
context_page_description: Father Leo Heinrichs, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order. While assigned to St. Elisabeth of Hungary Church in Denver, Colorado, Father Heinrichs was fatally shot while distributing communion. The shooter, a Sicilian Anarchist, later described his motivations as hatred of Catholicism.
context_section_description: Father Leo Heinrichs, O.F.M. (August 15, 1867, Oestrich, now a part of the city Erkelenz, Kingdom of Prussia – February 23, 1908, Denver, Colorado, United States) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order. While assigned to St. Elisabeth of Hungary Church in Denver, Colorado, Father Heinrichs was fatally shot while distributing communion. The shooter, a Sicilian Anarchist, later described his motivations as hatred of Catholicism.
caption: Rev. Fr. Leo Heinrichs O.F.M.
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