Monsignor John Maria Oesterreicher (2 February 1904 – 18 April 1993), born Johannes Oesterreicher, was a Roman Catholic theologian and a leading advocate of Jewish–Catholic reconciliation. He was one of the architects of Nostra aetate or "In Our Age," a declaration which was issued by the Second Vatican Council in 1965 and which repudiated antisemitism.
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2 February 1904 Město Libavá, Moravia, Austria (present day Czech Republic)
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18 April 1993 (aged 89) Livingston, New Jersey, United States
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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