Eight Jesuit priests survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima without serious injury

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Historical accounts and biographical evidence confirm that a group of German Jesuit priests near ground zero in Hiroshima survived the atomic bombing.

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did eight Jesuit priests survive the nuking of Hiroshima ...

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did eight Jesuit priests survive the nuking of Hiroshima .... skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/38921/did-eight-jesuit-priests-survive-the-nuking-of-hiroshima-without-serious-injury

The stackexchange question discusses the claim that eight Jesuit priests survived Hiroshima with minor damages.

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en.wikipedia.org: Hubert Schiffer

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en.wikipedia.org: Hubert Schiffer. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Schiffer

It profiles Father Hubert Schiffer, one of the German Jesuit priests who survived the Hiroshima bombing.

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7531 Jul 2026

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