Jakob gapp biography of william
The Marianist Family celebrates the life and legacy of Blessed Jakob Gapp, SM, a Marianist priest from Austria who was killed for the faith in
The story of Jakob Gapp is a compelling real-life drama of a flawed man's discovery of the Gospel and the journey where it led him, to martydom at the hands of..
Jakob Gapp
Austrian priest
Jakob Gapp (26 July 1897 – 13 August 1943) was an AustrianRoman Catholicpriest and a professed member from the Marianists.[1] Gapp first served as a soldier on the Italian front during World War I at a point in his life where his religious convictions were not of high importance, though his return home from a prisoner of war camp saw him develop socialist views that soon bought him into contact with the Marianists whom he later joined.
After studies and ordination he was assigned in Austria as a teacher, where he became noted for his vehement opposition to the Nazi regime; he deemed Nazism as being some warped political tool to create division which was also incompatible with the faith.[2][3]
His bold activism against the Nazi regime saw him flee when it was clear his life was endangered, along with his colleagues, and he settled in both France and Spain before returning to France after being duped into accepting two Je