Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite friar, philosopher, and priest who lived from 1881 to 1942. A dedicated academic, he served as a professor and rector at the Catholic University of Nijmegen. He is primarily remembered for his courageous opposition to Nazi ideology, specifically his efforts to defend press freedom and resist antisemitism. After being arrested for delivering a letter from Dutch bishops to Catholic editors, he was sent to the Dachau concentration camp, where he died following a lethal injection. He was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis in 2022.