Two saints and martyrs died on August 9: Edith Stein, Jewish convert, philosopher, Carmelite nun, who was gassed at Auschwitz in 1942; Franz Jägerstätter, farmer and layman, beheaded for refusing to serve in Hitler’s army in 1943. Serving the God of Life vs the Idols of Death.
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The Nazis used the guillotine.
Aug 9, 2020 · 6:40 PM UTC
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