Johann Gruber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Gruber

Austrian priest

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1889

Place of Birth: Grieskirchen, Upper Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1944

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Dr.
Johann Gruber (October 20, 1889 - April 7, 1944), also known as "Papa Gruber" and "The Saint of Gusen", was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest who was imprisoned in Concentration Camp Gusen I from 1940 until his ritual death by the camp commandant on Holyfriday 1944.
In the concentration camp, Gruber helped many others survive by raising funds from outside the camp and bribing the SS men and kapos in order to organise the delivery of food to starving inmates.