Austro-Fascism: First problems arise for Engleitner
A bike like the one that Leopold Engleitner
used on his preaching journeys in the 1930s.
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In 1932 Engleitner lost his job. Only a short time later,
he was told that since the Austrian state did not want to support sects
in any way, he was no longer entitled to unemployment benefits. This was
in direct violation of the Treaty of Saint Germain, which stipulated in
Section V, Articles 62 and 63 that Austria was obligated to guarantee
all inhabitants of Austria the right to the free exercise of any religion.
Although he was limited financially, Engleitner took up an extensive preaching
activity in a wide area of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria. During
the period of Austrian fascism from 1934 to 1938, Engleitner was thrown
into prison four times because of these activities.
Time spent in prison from 1934 to 1938 :
Time |
Place |
Spring 1934 (48 hours custody) |
Bad Ischl prison |
Winter
1934/35 (48 hours custody) |
Bad
Ischl prison |
January
5, 1936 to March 30, 1936 |
Imprisonment
in St. Gilgen and Salzburg |
September
19, 1937 to October 14, 1937 |
Detained
in the Bad Aussee prison |
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