Memorial plaque for murdered priests in the Dreifaltigkeitsgasse

The memorial plaque on the walls of the Salzburg Priest Seminary in the Dreifaltigkeitsgasse commemorates four priests who were murdered because of their resistance against the Nazi regime. Although the Salzburg clergy were able to quickly arrange themselves with the Nazi regime after the "Anschluss", the church's property and spiritual real estate were nonetheless seized. In total, 85 clergy members were sentenced to prison terms during the Nazi period, 122 priests were temporarily imprisoned, and 14 priests were deported to concentration camps. The marble plaque is dedicated to four of them. Consecrated on March 25, 2009, it came about on the initiative of the local historian Bernhard Iglhauser from Thalgau and the mayor of Thalgau, Martin Greisberger. The choice fell on the building of the Priest Seminary because, during the site search, it was assumed that the Priest Seminary had made a significant contribution to the character development of the four priests who were killed by the National Socialists.