Franz Magnis-Suseno

Franz Magnis Suseno, S.J., or Maria Franz Anton Valerian Benedictus Ferdinand von Magnis und Strassnitz (born May 26, 1936) is a Jesuit priest of Indonesia.

Father

Franz Magnis-Suseno

SJ
Franz Magnis-Suseno
Orders
Ordination31 July 1967[1]
(53 years, 184 days)
Personal details
Birth nameMaria Franz Anton Valerian Benedictus Ferdinand von Magnis
Born (1936-05-26) May 26, 1936
Eckersdorf, Silesia, Poland (now Bożków, Nowa Ruda, Poland)
Nationality Indonesia

He was born in Bożków, Lower Silesia, and was originally called Count von Magnis before becoming a Jesuit in 1967.[2] He studied Marxism to combat it as an enemy of the faith. He settled in Indonesia in 1961 and became an Indonesian citizen in 1977 adding the name "Suseno" to his own. Although anti-communist he is concerned with social justice and issues about how "The rich get richer, while the poor get poorer." He heads the Driyarkara School of Philosophy and is a noted social and political analyst in his nation. In Indonesia he is often called Romo, or Father Magnis.[3] In 2007 he turned down the Bakrie Award because of a Sidoarjo mud flow.[4] He received a Habibie award for interfaith dialogue[5] and in 2015 he received the Mahaputera award.[6]

References
  1. (in English) Salazar, Marlies. (2015). «Dialog, Kritik, Mission Franz Magnis-Suseno, Ein indonesischer Jesuit aus Deutschland». Archipel. 89. Diakses pada 3 Juli 2019
  2. Salazar, Marlies. (2015). «Dialog, Kritik, Mission Franz Magnis-Suseno, Ein indonesischer Jesuit aus Deutschland». Archipel. 89. Retrieved 3 July 2019
  3. The Jakarta Globe
  4. The Jakarta Post
  5. The Jakarta Post
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