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The One-Legged Nazi-Fighting Jesuit: Rupert Mayer
The One-Legged Nazi-Fighting Jesuit: Rupert Mayer
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
(Lucy) Fr. Rupert Mayer’s pastoral career ranged from serving as a chaplain for German troops during the First World War, to finding people jobs and housing. Then, after Hitler came to power, Fr. Mayer defied the Gestapo, and lived to tell the tale. Join Lucy for an episode about this remarkable Nazi-fighting Jesuit.
Released:
May 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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