On this day 75 years ago, Bd Jakob Gapp, Marianist priest was beheaded by the Nazis on charges of treason. He had instructed his students to love all people. "God, not Adolf Hitler, is your God," he proclaimed. With help from friends he escaped to Spain...

Aug 10, 2018 · 5:42 PM UTC

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He was lured back to France by Gestapo agents posing as catechumens--then arrested and transported to Germany. During interrogation he defended his faith so boldly that Heinrich Himmler voiced regret that there were not more Germans equally committed to National Socialism.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Firing squad was for soldiers, I believe.
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