Carmelite
martyr who died at the hands of the Nazis. He was born in Bolsward in the Netherlands. Becoming a Carmelite as a young man, he displayed a dazzling
intellect and scholarship, receiving ordination as a
priest in 1905 and earning a doctorate in
philosophy at Rome.
Titus then taught in Dutch
universities and lectured in many countries on Carmelite
spirituality and mysticism. lie also served as
rector magnificus at the
Catholic University of Nijmegen. In 1935 he became an ecclesiastical advisor to
Catholic journalists. His academic and spiritual studies were also printed and widely read. When the Nazis occupied the Netherlands,Titus was singled out as an enemy because he fought against the spread of Nazism in Europe. Arrested,
Titus was sent to various concentration camps where he demonstrated charity and concern. In 1942, he was martyred in Dachau.
Titus was
beatified by Pope
John Paul II on November 3, 1985.
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