Alfred Delp (15 September 1907 in Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden – 2 February 1945 in Berlin) was a German Jesuit priest who was executed for his resistance to the Nazi régime in Germany.
Read more about Alfred Delp: Early Life and Education, Ministry, Resistance, Arrest and Trial, Execution, Posthumous Honours, Alfred Delp in His Own Words
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