Michael von Faulhaber  was born on March 5, 1869 in Heidenfeld, Germany.  Faulhaber, the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Munich and Freising, was one of those who resisted Hitler and the Nazis.  His opposition to the Nazis started already at the time of Hitler's attempted takeover of Munich in 1923.  When Hitler came to power and through the War Faulhaber visibly opposed the Nazis.  There were two attempts at assassination, but he survived.  His sermons were critical of the Nazis and opposed their anti-Semitism, executions and medical experiments.  After the war Faulhaber worked with the American occupation forces.