BRANDSMA, TITUS

(1881–1942)

   Roman Catholic priest who studied philosophy in Rome and became professor at Nijmegen University(now Radboud University) in 1923. He was ecclesiastical advisor of the Catholic press in the Netherlands. During the Nazi occupation in World WarII, Brandsma became one of the inspirations of Roman Catholic resistance. He died in the Dachau concentration camp. In 1985, he was beatified by Rome.