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26th JULY: BLESSED TITUS BRANDSMA, PRIEST AND MARTYR
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1. Born at Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881, Bl. Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelite Order as a young man. Ordained a priest in 1905, he became professor
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1. Born at Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881, Bl. Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelite Order as a young man. Ordained a priest in 1905, he became professor
Bl. #TitusBrandsma #July26 #Christianity #CatholicTwitter
2. at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, where he also served as Rector Magnificus. He was noted for his constant availability to everyone.
Both before and during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, he fought, faithful to the Gospel, for the freedom of Catholic education
Both before and during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, he fought, faithful to the Gospel, for the freedom of Catholic education
3. and of the Catholic press. For this he was arrested and sent to a succession of prisons and concentration camps where he brought comfort and peace to his fellow prisoners and did good, even to his tormentors. In 1942, after suffering and humiliation, he was killed at Dachau.
