SAINT
saint-titus-brandsma
A saint of the Catholic Church
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
07-27
patronages
- Catholic journalists
- Catholic Esperantists
- Friesland
- Oss
birth Date
1881-02-23
death Date
1942-07-26
canonization Status
beatified
canonization Date
15 May 2022
canonized By
Pope Francis
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
27