Feast July 27
Saint Titus Brandsma
Martyr, patron of Catholic journalists · Feast July 27
Biography
Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite priest and a professor of philosophy. Brandsma was vehemently opposed to Nazi ideology and spoke out against it many times before World War II. He was imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp, where he was murdered in 1942.
Feast day
July 27
Patronage
- Catholic journalists
- Catholic Esperantists
- Friesland
- Oss
Birth date
1881-02-23
Death date
1942-07-26
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
15 May 2022
Canonized by
Pope Francis
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q454645
Feast day of month
27