Titus BrandsmaBirth Chart
Anno Sjoerd Brandsma
23/02/1881 04:30
AA - Birth record in hand
Bolsward
Netherlands
53°04' ↑ North - 5°31' → East
00:22 East
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Titus Brandsma, born Anno Sjoerd Brandsma, was a Carmelite friar, university professor and Dutch Catholic organizer whose work combined mystical thought with public engagement. A doctor of philosophy, he translated and promoted the writings of Teresa of Ávila, taught mysticism and helped found the Catholic University of Nijmegen, where he also served in academic leadership. He wrote religious reflections and advised Catholic journalists, becoming a public figure at the intersection of religious and cultural life. During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Brandsma opposed Nazi ideology and defended freedom of the press and education. In January 1942 he resisted the imposition of official Nazi notices on the Catholic press, personally distributing a bishops’ directive to editors — an action that led to his arrest. Imprisoned and transferred to several locations, he was sent to Dachau, where he died in July 1942 from a lethal injection in the context of medical experiments at the camp. Recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, he was beatified by John Paul II in 1985 and canonized in 2022. His academic and spiritual legacy remains at Radboud University and at the institute bearing his name, and he is commemorated publicly in Nijmegen and Dachau.
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↣ Pluto in Taurus - 26°26' - in house 4/5
↣ North Node in Sagittarius - 24°39' - in house 12
↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 05°10' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 13°09' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 08°16'
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↣ Sun and Uranus opposition (7°19' applying)
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↣ Mercury and Pluto sextile (3°38' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node square (1°51' applying)
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↣ Venus and North Node trine (3°25' applying)
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↣ Mars and Pluto trine (3°26' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (8°24' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (6°05' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto parallel
↣ Jupiter and North Node trine (5°28' applying)
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↣ Saturn and North Node trine (0°37' separating)
↣ Uranus and Neptune trine (0°13' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven sextile (1°06' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°34' applying)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven opposition (1°19' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant parallel