Memorial Plate for Priests, Clergy and Laity as Victims of the Two World Wars

On October 2, 1960, a memorial plaque for priests, clerics and lay brothers who died during the First or Second World War or were victims of the NS regime was erected in the Kreuzkapelle of the Stephansdom. The plaque, which is mounted in a niche, is made of yellow stone with gold and red inscriptions. A Christian cross made of metal is attached above the plaque. The plaque bears the dedication "To the memory of priests, clerics and lay brothers who were victims of the two World Wars". The majority of the individuals are listed under the category "Killed in combat or died in captivity", some under the categories "Killed in bombing attacks" and "Shot during combat activities in the homeland". At the lower end of the plaque, the clergy executed by the NS regime, Roman Karl Scholz, Johann Steinmayr, Heinrich Maier and Angelus Steinwender, are named.