Eleven year-old martyr honoured with new, multilingual oratorio.

Eleven year-old martyr honoured

Thursday, August 17th, 2017

A new oratorio is the latest honor commemorating 11 year-old Brigitte Irrgang, whom Saint Pope John Paul II named a martyr.

“Brigitte. Musikalisches Leuchten” (Brigitte. Musical Beacon) premiered in Brigitte’s home town of Loitz in northeastern Germany last weekend. Since then, performances have been held in Greifswald and Berlin. Read more

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